Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message hereCan one of you please explain what the 2/3rds majority thing is all about? Is that specific to CFR in general, or have they been instituting new rules lately?
If what McPain-Feingold started reaches its natural conclusion, we here on FR will only be able to discuss sports, trivia questions and whether fashion week in Paris/London/NYC met our expectations for the 90 days before every federal election.
The Internet will become what regular TV is, a mind numbing excuse for being alive while on the couch stuffing your mouth with soda and cheese chips.
Well, they've gerrymandered and perfected vote fraud: there goes the ballot box.
They're working diligently to take away the soap box.
At this rate, there's only one box left.
You can chalk this up to 'friends of Hillary'. They are going to do everything humanly possible to get her elected. This is only part of their master plan to regulate political speech.
The FIRST AMENDMENT guarantees POLITICAL SPEECH to US citizens. It was not put into the Constitution to protect the right of Oregonians to put on live sex shows, as was recently ruled in that God-forsaken state. This FEC ruling is blatantly unconstitutional and this is one reason why we must fight for Judge Alito's confirmation. We dare not let government regulate political free-speech on the internet, the last, best expression of the First Amendment.
I just hope Alito is in place of O'Conner when this goes to the Supreme Court. O'Conner was the swing vote that allowed CFR to stand.
WHAT REPUBLICAN IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD DO THAT?
Protect your first amendment. Fight campaign finance law.
The vote:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll559.xml
The bill info:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d109:10:./temp/~bdb8CY::
The text:
Online Freedom of Speech Act (Introduced in House)
HR 1606 IH
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1606
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 13, 2005
Mr. HENSARLING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Online Freedom of Speech Act'.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `Such term shall not include communications over the Internet.'.
Can any of you tell what this means?
Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message hereThe House voted 225-182 for a bill that would have excluded blogs
hmmm 225 huh? i dont rember there being 225 democrats in office so that must mean that there are a whole hell of a lot of small government "conservative" republicans that voted for this s**t.Wich is excactly why I dropped out of the republican party and am now a card carrying big L Libertarian
Read: ...has opened up a loophole for uncontrolled commentary of elected officials that must be closed....
Nearly the exact same bill is still pending as H.R. 1605 ...
HR 1605 IH
A BILLTo amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `Such term shall not include communications over the Internet.'.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.1605:
HR 1606 IH
A BILLTo amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Online Freedom of Speech Act'.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
Paragraph (22) of section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `Such term shall not include communications over the Internet.'.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.1606:
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2005 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 225 - 182 (Roll no. 559).