--- "FEC having problems drafting Internet regulations" http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-5630949.html Normally the Federal Election Commission, like other federal agencies, posts documents relating to an upcoming meeting well in advance. But not this week. It turns out that the FEC is having a tough time agreeing on court-ordered regulations that could, just maybe, include a crackdown on bloggers and other sundry political Web sites. [...] --- "Campaign finance law must cover Internet, four politicos argue" http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-5631062.html Four members of Congress are urging federal regulators not to immunize political Web sites and bloggers from campaign finance laws. Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Russell Feingold, D-Wisc., sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday suggesting that the agency create a new set of regulations that permit "robust political debate" without "creating loopholes" in the law. [...] --- "Internet election rules could be blocked" http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5628920.html The Internet would be immune from campaign finance laws that could restrict freewheeling political discourse, according to a new proposal in Congress. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has introduced legislation that would effectively overturn a federal judge's decision from last year that brought Internet politicking under the ambit of a controversial campaign finance law. [...] --- _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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