Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $15,463
19%  
Woo hoo!! And now only $737 to reach 20%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: fecrules

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • House Debates Bill on Political Blogs - House mulls excluding blogs from FEC rules

    11/02/2005 4:40:09 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 9 replies · 452+ views
    ap on Yahoo ^ | 11/02/05 | Jim Abrams - ap
    WASHINGTON - Political bloggers should not have their free speech rights infringed upon by campaign finance law, House lawmakers said Wednesday in debating legislation that critics said opens up a new loophole for uncontrolled campaign spending. The House was set to vote on the bill that would exclude blogs, e-mail and other Internet communications from regulation by the Federal Election Commission. The bill, if passed by the House and Senate, would stop the FEC from moving ahead with court-mandated rulemaking to govern political speech and campaign-related spending on the Internet. "The newest battlefield in the fight to protect the First...