Thursday, March 09, 2006
Bill to SAVE Political Speech on Internet!!
LEGISLATION ACTION
We have been discussing how we bloggers and internet writers are under attack by the McCain big government machine lately, but we should also recognize that there are those in Congress on our side in this issue. Not everyone in Congress wants to take away our freedom of speech.
Representative Jeb Hensarling [TX-5] sponsored a bill that would exclude bloggers and the internet from the restrictions on free political speech. It is headed to the floor for a vote soon, so DO contact your representative and tell them to vote for it.
Even the conservative RedState blog and the leftist, fever swamp king, the Daily Kos, have joined forces to sponsor a letter to Congress in support of the bill.
Get involved, folks. This is our world that McCain is trying to destroy.
H.R.1606
Title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication.
Sponsor:
Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5]
Co-Sponsors:
Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] - 6/22/2005
Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9] - 5/16/2005
Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] - 5/12/2005
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 5/4/2005
Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] - 4/20/2005
Rep Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] - 6/7/2005
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 4/20/2005
Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] - 4/20/2005
Rep Ryan, Tim [OH-17] - 4/20/2005
# posted by Publius @ 3/09/2006 12:02:00 PM 
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I wasn't aware of this bill, but if Krempasky and Kos are working together on this, that must mean that it's either something really good... or something that's really bad... ;-)
The fact that Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) is one of the co-sponsors means that it's likely the former!!
Thanks for making us aware of this!
The fact that Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) is one of the co-sponsors means that it's likely the former!!
Thanks for making us aware of this!
# posted by 
: 3/09/2006 09:01:00 PM
: 3/09/2006 09:01:00 PM
Thanks. It IS good to know that at least SOME of theose people on the hill can be on our side once in a while!
I hope McCain is beatien like a drum on this issue.
Sad thing is, he will probably end upa s the GOP nominee for Prez in '08!
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I hope McCain is beatien like a drum on this issue.
Sad thing is, he will probably end upa s the GOP nominee for Prez in '08!
# posted by : 3/09/2006 10:47:00 PM
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