FEC May Tighten Restrictions on Internet Political Activity

[CottonBear]

from Drudge by way of freeperville: Sorry to have to link to FP but this thread is priceless. They are very worried. Apparently, none of them ever heard about Indymedia's overseas web servers being confiscated by the US.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1342968/posts

FEC May Tighten Restrictions On Internet Political Activity Mon Feb 14 2005 10:38:41 ET
The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities on the Internet, ROLL CALL reports Monday.

The FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of 'public communications.

Specifically, the FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of "public communications." While coordinated communications are considered campaign contributions and therefore subject to strict contribution limits, current FEC regulations adopted in 2002 carve out an exemption for coordinated political communications that are transmitted over the Internet.

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To: unixfox
Great thing about the Net. The servers that host the free speech can be located far beyond the jurisdiction of the US Government.



22 posted on 02/14/2005 9:54:02 AM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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HMMMM Funny how this happened as soon as Dean became head of the DNC. He was the one who made the most money out of internet donations in his campaign.



23 posted on 02/14/2005 9:54:04 AM PST by areafiftyone (The Democrat's Mind: The Hamster's dead but the wheel's still spinning!)
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[liberal N proud]

1. These people are totally lost

[CottonBear]

3. They also blamed Hillary for this!

They are clueless morans.

[imenja]

2. Let them try

They can regulate the candidates, but they can't stop internet groups from forming or disseminating ideas.