Protect freedom of speech and citizen activism on the Internet, stop legislation

[Guest guest]

Legislation is pending in Congress to exempt the Internet from campaign

finance regulations. The mainstream media is already exempt, but you are not.

NYTimes.com is exempt, but non-media blogs, websites, and emails are not. Please

below to ask Congress to pass this legislation to restore your

personal " freedom of the press " on the Internet, and to put you back on the

same legal ground as the major media. Go to:

http://action.downsizedc.org/wyc.php?cid=22

 

 

 

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Within the next sixty days, the FEC is expected to finalize rules and

regulations that could squash not only free speech and citizen activism, but

could

well impede innovation and technology – unless Congress acts now.

Today, I introduced the Online Freedom of Speech Act to offer that direction,

amending federal election law to specifically exclude communications over the

Internet from the definition of " public communication " for purposes of

regulation. It will allow the growth and expansion of new voices in our

political

process without interference. An identical bill (S.678) has been introduced in

the Senate by the distinguished Minority Leader signifying that this effort is

not a partisan one.

We ought to embrace these newcomers to our political process instead of

applying complex and chilling regulatory burdens. Please cosponsor this

important

legislation and help me protect bloggers and online activists from the heavy

hand of federal regulation. For more information, please call Gerry O’Shea on

my

staff at 5-3484.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling

5th District, Texas