Last, I mean last chance to act at the FEC
By krempasky Posted in FEC — Comments (0) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The public comment period ends TODAY. You've only got a matter of hours to add your voice to protect freedom on the internet. If you're intimidated by the process, or not comfortable adding your name and address to the public record, you can go to the OnlineCoalition homepage and sign on to our anti-regulatory comment there. We'll be filing an addendum to our official comment to inform the FEC of how many bloggers and online activists are joining us in this effort.
Update [2005-6-3 13:17:21 by krempasky]: The reform groups have just released their comments to the FEC. You can find it here at RedState. Please take some time and read their submission as they are filing a somewhat "united front" document that will carry much weight. From their brief:
Finally, we do not believe anyone described as a "blogger" is by definition entitled to the benefit of the press exemption. An individual writing material for distribution on the Internet may or may not be a press entity. While some bloggers may provide a function very similar to more classic media activities, and thus could reasonably be said to fall within the exemption, others surely do not . The test here should be the same test that the Commission has applied in other contexts - is the entity a "press entity" and is it acting in its "legitimate press function"?
Be afraid.