Whether you blog or not, please sign the bipartisan Online Coalition’s petition letter to Federal Election Commission Chairman Scott E. Thomas.
For background information on this issue, see this post from last week, Liberal and Conservative Bloggers United.
CNN ran a story on the possible regulation of political activity on the Internet, and my blog was one of several featured in the segment.
If you’re blogging about this assault on our First Amendment rights, please trackback to this post, and I’ll include your link in the round-up.
Related links: Regulating Cyberspace?
Pure bloggers: Michelle Malkin, Ryan Sager, RedState, Captain’s Quarters (and here), Isn’t It Rich, D.C. Thornton, Wizbang, Illuminaria’s Voice, Democracy Project…
Addendum: If you trackback to this post after 4:30 p.m. EST today, your link will be added sometime Saturday morning. My home computer collapsed from stress earlier this week but said it would be ready for work tomorrow morning. 
Update (3/12): More bloggers united: My View of the World, Villainous Company, Sisu, J Rob’s House of Opinions, Everything I Know Is Wrong, Air Force Voices, The Political Teen, ChrisWeb, Kobayashi Maru…
Thank you for all the information. I signed the petition, and have directed my visitors to come here and read about the details.
Comment by Fausta — 03.11.05 @ 2:46 pm
Signed it and sent copies to my kids asking them to do the same and if they agree get their friends to sign. Govt is already to big to be effective. We need less not more. I get off my soap box and thank you.
Comment by Rod Stanton — 03.11.05 @ 2:51 pm
The Online Coalition–Protect Freedom of Speech
Be sure to sign this letter to the FEC. Doesn’t matter where you stand politically; the right to speak, or write your opinion has to be upheld. There is safety in numbers so pile on and add your name to this bi-partisan coalition. Thanks
Trackback by Isn't It Rich — 03.11.05 @ 3:03 pm
Left and Right Bloggers Join Forces
A bipartisan coalition of members from the blogging community has formed to oppose proposed regulation of blogs and websites by the Federal Election Commission.
Whether you blog or not — and regardless of your political beliefs, please visit The On…
Trackback by dcthornton.com — 03.11.05 @ 3:04 pm
More Useless Condescending Claptrap
The Democracy Project today pointed out an op-ed by Ellen Weintraub, one of the members of the FEC who voted against appealing a decision last year that required the FEC to regulate the internet in order to comply with BCRA….
Trackback by Illuminaria's Voice — 03.11.05 @ 4:12 pm
Done, and emailed to all friends with websites/blogs.
Comment by Renee — 03.11.05 @ 4:17 pm
Signed it, and posted a call for more signatures on Electric Minds: http://www.electricminds.org/venice/go/minds!Altered.38.691
Comment by Erbo — 03.11.05 @ 4:21 pm
Dutifully signed and now waiting for Big Brother to eat me. But it will be worth it.
Comment by Rafael Daniel — 03.11.05 @ 5:57 pm
I was the 195th person to sign the letter.
At the time of this post, there are 1,277 signers.
Comment by Dodo David — 03.11.05 @ 8:04 pm
I’m #401.
Comment by La Shawn — 03.11.05 @ 8:06 pm
Correction: There are 1,277 signers not including the original 22 signers, Michelle Malkin being one of the original signers. I’m the 195th of the additional 1,277.
Comment by Dodo David — 03.11.05 @ 8:07 pm
#449
Comment by Renee — 03.11.05 @ 8:11 pm
3.10.05
La Shawn Barber post a link to a petition all blogger should sign! It’s the Online Coalition’s petition letter to Federal Election Commission Chairman Scott E. Thomas……..
Trackback by Right In Texas — 03.11.05 @ 8:11 pm
Bloggers and Their Rights
La Shawn Barber has a post on her site regarding the latest update on campaign finance reform. Whether you blog or not, please sign the bipartisan Online Coalition’s petition letter to Federal Election Commission Chairman Scott E. Thomas. For bac…
Trackback by ChristWeb — 03.11.05 @ 9:12 pm
Sign the Petition
La Shawn Barber brings news of an online petition to FEC Chairman Thomas. If you care to make your opinion heard on the issue of blogger’s rights, then please sign it….
Trackback by The Political Teen — 03.11.05 @ 10:04 pm
Thanks La Shawn for your initial post “Liberal and Conservative Bloggers United.”
The list sure is growing (I’m # 1429)…I first linked to the Opinion Coalition on Captain Ed’s site. However, it was you who got me reading on this topic last week.
As you know, this is my first blogswarm and I sure was busy this week. Thanks for blazing the trail.
AFV
Comment by Air Force Voices — 03.11.05 @ 11:40 pm
American Spirit
Freedom of speech is an important part of everyday life in America.
Trackback by Air Force Voices — 03.11.05 @ 11:59 pm
The Online Coalition
The Online Coalition is a bipartisan group that is trying to preserve our right to free speech in the face of the FEC’s intention to regulate political speech on the Internet.One area of great concern is the potential regulation of
Trackback by Everything I Know Is Wrong — 03.12.05 @ 12:40 am
Hooray for Strange Bedfellows
THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT, FOLKS!
Trackback by J Rob's House of Opinions — 03.12.05 @ 7:13 am
I was #1694
Comment by J Rob — 03.12.05 @ 7:16 am
Let the vox bloguli be heard
Click here to add your voice to the vox bloguli.
Trackback by sisu — 03.12.05 @ 7:47 am
Bloggers, The First Amendment, and Broken Campaign
The Federal Election Commission’s duty to enforce campaign finance ‘reform’ laws (ill-advised to begin with) is on a collision course with the blogosphere. As one of the best hyper-democratic accelerants of free speech in recent memory, it would be …
Trackback by Kobayashi Maru — 03.12.05 @ 7:55 am
Bloggers Online Letter To The FEC: Some Thoughts
Because I’ve been taking it easy this week, I’m a bit late to the slugfest over the FEC’s regulation of blogging. My initial take on the matter, without having read up on it, was that at the end of the…
Trackback by Villainous Company — 03.12.05 @ 9:21 am
[…] then it will be too late. La Shawn Barber has a lot of great info including video, “Bloggers United Against the FEC“. At the very least, visit and sign the petition fro […]
Pingback by My View of the World — 03.12.05 @ 10:12 am
Thanks, beautiful.
Comment by Sissy Willis — 03.12.05 @ 12:08 pm
I’ve been busy with the Nichols manhunt down here, but count me in!
Comment by mhking — 03.12.05 @ 2:32 pm
Bloggers Uniting Under One Common Enemy: The FEC
This blog is my small corner of cyberspace where I express my political opinion, either in support of, or to rant against, certain political persons or ideas. The very notion that I can be charged with a crime under McCain-Feingold because I linked t…
Trackback by Daily Inklings — 03.13.05 @ 7:18 am
What’s interesting about this and why it is so important for all of us to get involved (regardless of what we believe is) this country was founded on the principle of “by the people, for the people”. For far to many years we have allowed the rich and powerful, the media, hollywood, etc., etc. to put the word out to all as to what we think, want we feel, and what we want. The internet and especially the power of the blog has changed that and truelly put the “voice of the people”, and getting the peoples views (all people,)into the hand of the people again.
It will be interesting to see how the “powers” that be handle this. Will they show to be “for the people”?
Comment by Renee — 03.13.05 @ 6:27 pm
Oh,for crying out loud. They will regulate political activity on the net, but not porn or child predators. What is this world coming to?
Comment by Kiki B. — 03.14.05 @ 9:23 am
Bloggers Vs. The FEC
If you have visited here before, you know I despise the McCain-Feingold campaign finance (in name only) law because it directly regulates constitutional poiitical speech. Scott Johnson of Powerline writes for the Daily Standard and hits it out of the …
Trackback by Secure Liberty — 03.14.05 @ 8:32 pm
FEC Letter at Online Coalition
Previously, I wrote a post entitled “The Coming Crackdown on Blogging”
Now, the Online Coaliton has written a letter to the Federal Election Commission over possible regulation of blogs and websites. You should read the letter and add your name.
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Trackback by Pajama Hadin — 03.19.05 @ 11:53 pm