See a related (but not quite as pointed) column I wrote in March: http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-5637778.html "After a public outcry over government regulation of bloggers, some of Congress' most ardent campaign finance reformers have found themselves in a politically uncomfortable position." -Declan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 'Reform' Overreach Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:40:56 -0400 From: Sager, Ryan <RSager@private> http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/25626.htm HUBRIS has its costs, and America's self-appointed speech police are paying them in Washington, D.C., this week. ... After getting their way for years Ñ with the help of reporters who shared the reformers' distrust of "big money" in politics Ñ they may have overreached. Ever since FEC Commissioner Brad Smith sounded the alarm over the coming rulemaking back in March, the agency has been deluged with comments from bloggers fearing a crackdown on their right to sound off on their Web sites without running afoul of election laws. At this week's hearings, things got more dire for the reformers, as even Democrats Ñ traditionally more friendly to their cause Ñ jumped ship. _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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