March 04, 2005
Coming FEC Crackdown Could Be Aimed At Bloggers
Federal Election Commissioner Bradley Smith sent shockwaves through the blogosphere this week, warning that in just a few months, bloggers and news organizations could risk the wrath of the federal government if they improperly link to a campaign's Web site. New rulings on Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, better known as the McCain-Feingold law, would bring about the changes.
Anyone who decides to ``set up a blog, send out mass e-mails, any kind of activity that can be done on the Internet'' could be subject to elections commission regulation, Commissioner Smith said in the interview with CNet.
Though alarming to many bloggers who posted on the subject, the news also brought a small degree of solidarity among dueling bloggers. Blogger Ed Morrissey of Captain’s Quarters wrote “McCain and Feingold have managed to foster real bipartisanship -- they've gotten liberal and conservative bloggers alike to detest them.”
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Posted by Buzz Webster at March 4, 2005 04:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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