Dem ChatterBox

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Fox "News"...

Trevor Potter and Kirk L. Jowers’ chapter on election law and its connection to the Internet was very informative. I originally thought the internet was entirely unregulated, but Potter and Jowers bring up some interesting “advancements” online. It is probably important for me to first note that strictly speaking I am against 99.9% of censorship. I don’t think anyone has the right to tell you what you think is unworthy of being heard…

There is an appropriate saying that states – Think wrongly if you must, but in all cases think for yourself.

Why would the FEC have any grounds to constrain online campaign communication when there is evidence that a lot of money has been allotted for “overtly partisan political speech" on a webpage? If anything the internet is a perfect medium for letting candidates and political parties spend and do as much as they want to influence and educate people based on their personal views. It’s absurd to me that “news” stations like Fox can exist (which is biased entertainment in its purest form) but there are people in this world (the FEC) that want to monitor and regulate the internet… Well, it’s quite a job they’ve taken on… come on guys, pick your battles!