Captain's Quarters is still on top of this story in which it is worried that some blogs, or habits of bloggers may fall under the heading of campaign contributions and thus regulated by the FEC thanks to McCain/Feingold.
It seems the current meme of many is "what are you so worried about?" To merely assume it will never happen is looking at it with extreme rose colored glasses. It is hard to believe, to be sure, but I think Ed sums it up best when he says,
Do not make the mistake of allowing Weintraub's soothing responses fool you, although she may well be sincere about it. Government rarely denies itself power once granted to it, at least not without some effort from the electorate. Since this power protects incumbent politicians most of all, the FEC will come under tremendous pressure to cast its nets widely. If this set of commissioners don't take the bait, the next set may. The solution is the repeal of the repellent BCRA and repudiation of John McCain and Russ Feingold, and all who would regulate political speech in America. [emphasis is mine]
It is certainly something to take note of, and I will not be lulled to sleep by naysayers who think of this as over-reaction. That is all.
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