Bloggers narrowly dodge federal crackdown

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The good
"Political bloggers and other online commentators narrowly avoided being slammed with a sweeping set of Internet regulations this week."

The bad
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=52411
"The first is that the campaign finance laws compel the FEC to regulate speech that is made in coordination with a candidate or party."

and this juicy tidbit from the same source

"The second catch is this: Now that campaign finance laws have infiltrated the Internet, what might Congress do to see that existing or new laws be made to silence criticism of candidates? The McCain-Feingold law was written explicitly to muzzle critics of Congress. There is every reason to expect that Congress would love to muzzle bloggers if at all possible."

This ranks so high on my bull cahcah meter I can't stand it. And some of ya'll wondered why this normally mild mannered sweetheart went from zero to ***** in .02 nano seconds.

If Congress had their way everyone that criticzes them would be silenced. Silencing bloggers is the first step. I have a message for congress and all of governement. If you can't stand the heat from public scrutiny and criticism go get a real damn job. You ain't got the backbone to govern me.

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