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Mister K Donating Member (338 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:19 PM
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FEC Won't Regulate Internet Politics
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/27/D8GK1QTO0.html

The Federal Election Commission decided Monday that the nation's new campaign finance law will not apply to most political activity on the Internet.

In a 6-0 vote, the commission decided to regulate only paid political ads placed on another person's Web site.

The decision means that bloggers and online publications will not be covered by provisions of the new election law. Internet bloggers and individuals will therefore be able to use the Internet to attack or support federal candidates without running afoul of campaign spending and contribution limits.

"It's a win, win, win," Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub said, adding that the rule would satisfy concerns of campaigns, individuals and the Internet community about whether the campaign finance law applies to Internet political activity.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:23 PM
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1. Ha.....look at the pull of the Right Wing. If was only about Dems it
would have gone down 6-0....
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Minnesota Libra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 12:38 PM
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2. They need to keep at least one loop hole open. nt
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 01:26 PM
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3. Cool! Let's exploit it. n/t
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jsamuel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 01:38 PM
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4. Thanks for the news, now FR can stop crying afoul 24/7 again... oh wait...
they do that anyway...
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