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April 19, 2005
Action Alert: Defend Online Democracy
From the One America Committee:
The Federal Election Commission has proposed new regulations concerning political expression on the Internet - and has called for public comments. Please sign this petition using the form to the right. Tell the FEC that it is critical that the new regulations strengthen online democracy - not weaken it.
SIGN THE PETITION BY CLICKING HERE!
You may have heard a lot about this issue in recent days. One FEC commissioner has said that new rules could even extend to activities as simple as forwarding a campaign's press release to your e-mail list, or posting a link to a campaign on your blog. We are hopeful that the FEC will do the right thing. And in fact, the proposed regulations do seem to indicate that cooler heads may be prevailing at the FEC.
That said, these are still "proposed" regulations. The fight is not over, it is just beginning. For this reason, it is critical that public comments to the FEC include those from defenders of online democracy. We must keep up the pressure.
Posted by Stace Medellin at April 19, 2005 11:34 PM | Permalink
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The draft proposal can be viewed here (.pdf) and a summary of the issues facing the FEC is here.
Central question:
The question now is what exactly constitutes paid advertising on the web. Is a blog or website that supports a candidate actually an ad? What if the blogger takes money from the campaign? What if the blogger is soliciting contributions?
Posted by: David Garver at April 20, 2005 08:02 AM