Comments on: Comments to FEC on Internet Campaigning Are In http://www.pardonthedisruption.com/2005/06/05/comments-to-fec-on-internet-campaigning-are-in/ Hosted by Chip Griffin Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike Krempasky http://www.pardonthedisruption.com/2005/06/05/comments-to-fec-on-internet-campaigning-are-in/#comment-12 Mike Krempasky Mon, 06 Jun 2005 17:04:09 +0000 http://www.interadvocacy.com/2005/06/comments-to-fec-on-internet-campaigning-are-in/#comment-12 "My position will not be popular with fellow bloggers, but I do believe that if a blogger is paid to blog by a campaign, that should have to be disclosed -- just like real world political activities. " My apologies, but you've misunderstood the law. No one "offline" has to disclose such things. The campaign - the "spender" is under the onus of regulations, not the recipient. To force bloggers to do so would immediately make them the ONLY regulated recipient of funds. Sure - bloggers ought to disclose. That's a far, far cry from saying we ought to force them through the power of law to do so. “My position will not be popular with fellow bloggers, but I do believe that if a blogger is paid to blog by a campaign, that should have to be disclosed — just like real world political activities. ”
My apologies, but you’ve misunderstood the law. No one “offline” has to disclose such things. The campaign – the “spender” is under the onus of regulations, not the recipient. To force bloggers to do so would immediately make them the ONLY regulated recipient of funds.
Sure – bloggers ought to disclose. That’s a far, far cry from saying we ought to force them through the power of law to do so.

]]> By: Politics and Technology http://www.pardonthedisruption.com/2005/06/05/comments-to-fec-on-internet-campaigning-are-in/#comment-13 Politics and Technology Mon, 06 Jun 2005 07:03:23 +0000 http://www.interadvocacy.com/2005/06/comments-to-fec-on-internet-campaigning-are-in/#comment-13 <strong>FEC gets comments on regulating blogging</strong> The FEC has received comments from bloggers, activists, and lawmakers on their proposed rulemaking related to political activity on the net. From the Washington Post: The authors of the campaign finance reform law, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russe... FEC gets comments on regulating blogging

The FEC has received comments from bloggers, activists, and lawmakers on their proposed rulemaking related to political activity on the net. From the Washington Post: The authors of the campaign finance reform law, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russe…

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