Hensarling Bill Would Protect Blogger Speech

By Eric Pfeiffer | March 28, 2008 12:23 PM | | Comments (0)

Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling is introducing a bill called the Blogger Protection Act of 2008, which seeks to put a 2006 FEC decision into law, that allows bloggers to comment on federal candidates and issues without being subjected to campaign finance laws. Online fundraising efforts will still be subject to traditional regulations, but speech would not be regulated.

From the Hensarling release:

As you know, regulations can be changed without congressional action, and there's no telling what a future FEC might decide to do. Furthermore, the FEC is currently defunct because of the vacancies and a lack of quorum. Therefore, we shouldn't put the freedom of bloggers in the regulatory hands of the FEC. Congress should protect them in law. 

Tags: Blogs, Campaign Finance Laws, Congress

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