Posted on 11/02/2005 6:24:06 PM PST by livesbygrace
WASHINGTON (AP) - Online political expression should not be exempt from campaign finance law, the House decided Wednesday as lawmakers warned that the Internet has opened up a new loophole for uncontrolled spending on elections.
The House voted 225-182 for a bill that would have excluded blogs, e-mails and other Internet communications from regulation by the Federal Election Commission. That was 47 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed under a procedure that limited debate time and allowed no amendments.
The vote in effect clears the way for the FEC to move ahead with court-mandated rule-making to govern political speech and campaign spending on the Internet.
Opposition was led by Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., who with Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., championed the 2002 campaign finance law that banned unlimited ``soft money'' contributions that corporations, unions and individuals were making to political parties.
``This is a major unraveling of the law,'' Meehan said. At a time when Washington is again being tainted by scandal, including the CIA leak case, ``it opens up new avenues for corruption to enter the political process.''
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...
It would be easy to ask, what part of "Congress hall make no law..." do members of congress and President Bush not understand?
The fact is, they do understand what it means and chose to disregard its meaning and disregard their oaths to uphold the constitution by passing McCain-Feingold CFR. Their intent was to violate the constitution and their oaths to uphold it.
They got away with those crimes -- sort of -- now they want to commit others in similar fashion.
Each and every member of congress will be held accountable for their vote on McCain-Feingold and H.R. 1606
Control is freedom.
The question is WHY?
I LOVE your tagline..
"'This is a major unraveling of the law,' Meehan said. At a time when Washington is again being tainted by scandal, including the CIA leak case, 'it opens up new avenues for corruption to enter the political process.'"
Desperate "Leftspeak." You can stop reading right there...
I am sure this will find SOME way around this.
ping
With this and the oil gouging stuff... who knows?
Senator McAnus?
Senator John McAnus?
Indeed - I thought the 1st amendment specifically stated the GOVERNMENT could not infringe on political free speech? What am I missing other than the McCain/Feingold act and an out-of-control judiciary?
The 225-182 roll call Wednesday by which the House bill voted not to exclude blogs, e-mails and other Internet communications from regulation by the Federal Election Commission. The vote fell 47 short of the two-thirds majority needed under a procedure that limited debate time and allowed no amendments.
A "yes" vote was a vote to exclude Internet communications from regulation by the Federal Election Commission.
Voting "yes" were 46 Democrats and 179 Republicans.
Voting "no" were 143 Democrats, 38 Republicans and 1 independent.
"X" denotes those not voting.
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Political speech is the core of the First Amendment. How did we ever get to the point where this fundamental right (a heck of lot more "fundamental" than the right to abort a fetus) is regulated by the government?
This is the same house that allowed homosexual special rights to slip through un noticed?
This is the incumbant protection blog suppression act.
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| Republican | 179 | 38 | 13 | |
| Democratic | 46 | 143 | 13 | |
| Independent | 1 | |||
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It seems that most Northeasterm Republicans joined their Democrat counterparts in squelching free speech.
Precisely.
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