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Wed, 30 May 2012 13:07:27 +0000

[…] Calif. blog regulations could hit Drudge, citizen journalists, Cal Watchdog (April 25, 2012) Ann Ravel, chairwoman of the Fair Political Practices Commission, announced earlier this month her intention to pursue regulations of bloggers that are funded to advocate for or against candidates. “Ultimately I’d like to see the FPPC require it,” Ravel declared at an April 19 campaign finance conference in Sacramento, the Orange County Register reported. After listening to bloggers’ concerns, Ravel now says that that she will be looking for other ways to inform the public about any potentially biased online sources. […]

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By: Beelzebub

Beelzebub — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:01:11 +0000

“Have a great weekend posters….”

Is the circus in town?

By: queeg

queeg — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:42:14 +0000

Have a great weekend posters….

By: Beelzebub

Beelzebub — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:40:49 +0000

INSTRUCTIONS FOR NITWITS:

If you dislike comments from certain posters DON’T READ THEIR POSTS!

Opinion boards are for opinions. That is their sole purpose. If you have a problem with that steer clear of the opinions.

Your attacks on other posters is not appreciated. And your attacks are definitely out of control.

By: queeg

queeg — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:36:09 +0000

Some bloggers must be exorcized…..the word pollution is out of control……

By: Beelzebub

Beelzebub — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:14:29 +0000

Isn’t the FPPC the same agency that claimed ex-Assemblyman Michael Duvall from OC did not violate any rules or laws? heh.

And now they are coming down on bloggers like a 20 lbs sledgehammer?

Circle the wagons and attack the outsiders. Just like I used to see in the old wild west films starring John Wayne and Ronny Reagan.

And the cowboys in the white hats always won.

By: Rogue Elephant

Rogue Elephant — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:16:00 +0000

The California Fair Political Practices Commission’s (FPPC) rumored blogger regulations would face major hurdles. The FPPC is considering imposing campaign disclosure requirements on websites offering paid political ads and/or paid political commentary. The proposed rules would seem unlikely to withstand constitutional challenge for the following reasons:

1) The rules would likely fail either for being overinclusive (by attempting to sweep in all “paid political content” from all sources, including traditional media) or underinclusive (by excluding some “paid political content”, such as traditional media).
2) The rules would likely fail for identity/viewpoint discrimination by including some speakers (alternative media) but not others (traditional media).
3) The rules would likely fail for acting as a prior restraint that chills political speech through a costly enforcement threat that also serves as a weapon against anonymous political dissent.

In the final analysis, the proposed rules appear less an attempt to expand into new media than an attempt to expend into all forms of political expression.

http://roguethinking.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/planned-california-blogger-regulations-face-major-hurdles/