Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Forging Additional Chains of Slavery

"With political fund raising, campaign advertising and organizing taking place in full swing over the Internet, it may just be a matter of time before the Federal Election Commission joins the action. Well, that time may be now.

A recent federal court ruling says the FEC must extend some of the nation’s new campaign finance and spending limits to political activity on the Internet.

Long reluctant to step into online political activity, the agency is considering whether to appeal.

But vice chairwoman Ellen Weintraub said the Internet may prove to be an unavoidable area for the six-member commission, regardless of what happens with the ruling."

Did you catch that word “unavoidable” in that last sentence above?  Evidently slavery is unavoidable.  Can’t have free people out there doing what they want.

“FEC May Regulate Web Political Activity."

Bite me FEC, and the horse you rode in on.

Via Drudge.

Update: "The concept that government may restrict the speech of some elements of our society, in order to enhance the relative voice of others, is wholly foreign to the First Amendment."

The above quote was lifted from Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976) (per curiam)

Posted by John Venlet on 10/13 at 06:14 AM
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