Bloggers Exempted From Campaign Laws

MaceyHW writes "The Federal Election Commission ruled today that the only online political activity subject to Campaign Finance Laws are paid advertisements on a third party site. Today's ruling extended the regulations to paid advertising as required by a 2004 Federal Court ruling, but explicitly exempted all other forms of online activity: 'For example, the rule says individuals can use union or corporate computers or other electronic devices for political activity, as long they do it on their own time and are not coerced to engage in such activity by the union or corporation. Bloggers would be entitled to the same exemption from the campaign finance law that newspapers and other traditional forms of media receive. "There will be no second class citizens among members of the media," [FEC Chairman Michael T.] Toner said.'"

Comments

USA gets more corrupt every day

[Anonymous Coward]

that boat and fast car are way to important to let laws and ethics get in the way
at least the Mafia has ethics and honour

Don't Trust Them!

[N8F8]

I can hear the thoughts running through you Bush hater's heads, "how can this be evil? This must be evil somehow. Must...Be....Evil...".

Re:Thanks for the small favors

[LordKazan]

I am neither a fascist nor a totalitarian by any definition of those words and until you concede that point you surrender your entire argument by openin it with an argumentum ad hominem.

I have every right to support any candidate I want, in any way I want, so long as the resources I am using are mine.

You forgot "and doing so does not violate the rights of my fellow man". Giving money to a candidate directly is buying favor thereby disenfranchizing your fellow man - plain and simple. The politician votes in the favor of those who BOUGHT AND PAID FOR HIM, not those who voted for him not knowing better than to believe his lies that he would represent them on anything beyond the basic hotbutton issues [which are often the least important]

I do not trust the current crop of criminals in washington to be able to buy a pack of gum without being paid by 5 briberiss. What is propose requires several changes beyond simply this.

Re:Thanks for the small favors

[LordKazan]

The dripping stereotyping and bigotry in your post are appaling. You have no valid input - and your political views are Anarchocapitalism: you have no right to be accusing others of "helping Destroy America"

Anarchocapitalism would destroy america instantly.

Please do not speak on subjects of which you have no understanding.

(Libertarianism is the new "clueless hippy")