Making the Internet Campaign Finance Debate Tangible

Adam Bonin writes at Daily Kos regarding the alternative Internet campaign finance bills introduced into the House. Reformers are backing the HR 4900, the CDT proposal, rather than HR 1606. Bonin poses the following questions, and answering them would go a long way toward understanding the appropriate scope of regulating blogs/websites engaged in political activity:

Do you believe that HR 4900 protects every aspect of DailyKos.com's current activities, including its being organized as an LLC, its receiving advertising revenue from a mix of candidates, parties, 527s and other groups, its fundraising on behalf of federal candidates and its provision of free space for posting to Democratic candidates? Or do you still insist that this site is a political committee whose activities would be tightly regulated under HR 4900?


Do you believe that what DailyKos.com does should be free from the regulatory burdens of campaign finance law?


Do you pledge that you would not file a complaint with the FEC or in any other venue against DailyKos seeking to restrict its current activities if HR 4900 passes?

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