I received some complaints yesterday about statements in my Personal Democracy Forum commentary suggesting that FEC Commissioner Brad Smith was engaged in hyperbole (and creating an intentional blogstorm) when he gave this C|NET interview predicting a coming crackdown on blogging.… Continue reading
My commentary on the FEC’s draft rulemaking on Internet-based election activity has been posted at Personal Democracy Forum. It begins:
At first glance, the Federal Election Commission
The Washington Post offers this report. See also this story, originally appearing in the Chicago Tribune. Bob Bauer weighs in here. Rep. Conyers offers this commentary at C|NET.
My own analysis of the FEC’s draft rulemaking (“How… Continue reading
The Denver Post reports: “Hundreds of Coloradans are being investigated for voter fraud in the November election. Prosecutors in at least 47 counties are probing cases involving accusations of forged signatures, felons voting or people who attempted to vote… Continue reading
You can find the tentative ruling of the court here. The FPPC and amici will still have time to convince the judge to change her mind at a hearing and I expect this to be appealed no matter what… Continue reading