Bradley Smith says that the freewheeling days of political blogging and online punditry are over.
In just a few months, he warns, bloggers and news organizations could risk the wrath of the federal government if they improperly link to a campaign's Web site. Even forwarding a political candidate's press release to a mailing list, depending on the details, could be punished by fines." -- CNET
Well, it looks like the "freewheeling" days of free political speech will come to an end if the FEC and proponents McCain-Feingold get there way. Welfare rights have been read into to the Constitution like a right to healthcare or housing. Natural rights and individual rights like property rights have been eroded for years. The right to political speech may be the next to go. The upside is that it will be difficult to enforce. A blogger can publish from anywhere, and disobey the FEC. So, just try to regulate the Internet, FEC. I just don't think it will work.
-- Andrew Rawlings
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Take a look at these articles
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/001654.htm
http://news.com.com/The+coming+crackdown+on+blogging/2008-1028_3-5597079.html?tag=st.prev
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