In a joint statement issued prior to the press conference, McCain and Feingold said that a large network of political special interests, also known as bloggers, have had an undue influence on politics. By extending the provisions of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform to the internet, they sought to reduce this undue influence and return political power to those for whom it belongs-U.S. Senators.
“Look, we aren’t saying bloggers can’t speak. We’re not even saying bloggers can’t speak on politics. We’re just saying bloggers can’t speak on anything while in the
McCain and Feingold stated at the press conference that the only way to clean up political campaigns was to allow as few people to be involved in them as possible. They also announced a new bill they are introducing into Congress this session, the McCain-Feingold Political Office for Life because Everyone Else is too Corrupt to Live Bill.
No questions were asked of the Senators because reporters were bound and gagged.
This article was approved by the McCain-Feingold campaign finance clearinghouse.
(The above was satire. If you didn't like it, that's okay. It'll be illegal soon, anyway)
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The above is completely fabricated satire, so I guess it would depend on what kind of regulations came out of the FEC. I suspect that if you set up your IP and your server overseas, cloaked your identity as best you could, you could dodge authorities, but as a US citizen, you'd still be breaking US law. If they could trace it back to you, I suspect they'd hold you accountable. But again, everything would depend on what, if any, regulations come from the FEC.
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