John Morris of CDT has posted this response on the Kos website regarding the choice between, among other options, HR 1606 and HR 4900 (the CDT alternative). A snippet:
- Let me address how DailyKos would be affected under HR 4900. I believe that DailyKos would be deemed to be news media (which HR 4900 would permit but HR 1606 does not address). So you and the blog would have no obligations under the rules. More generally, I believe that all or almost all blogs would be fully protected by HR 4900, either because they do not spend more than $5000 for advocacy, or because they are news media, or both.
Very interesting. If that’s the intention, then perhaps the language of HR 4900 should be drafted to make this fact more self evident.
UPDATE: And here is another posting, responding to Bob Bauer’s criticisms. UPDATE 2: Bauer replies.