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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: redmenace on February 14, 2005, 04:39:24 pm
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The more and more I study economic policy and the constitution, the more I hate the federal government.
Source: http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3fec.htm
FEC May Tighten Restrictions On Internet Political Activity
Mon Feb 14 2005 10:38:41 ET
The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities on the Internet, ROLL CALL reports Monday.
The FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of 'public communications.
Specifically, the FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of "public communications." While coordinated communications are considered campaign contributions and therefore subject to strict contribution limits, current FEC regulations adopted in 2002 carve out an exemption for coordinated political communications that are transmitted over the Internet.
Developing...
Or I think Benjamin Franklin put it better himself.
Source: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/benfranklin1787.htm
In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and believe farther that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other.
To make things worse, I was watching the West Wing and Christopher Lloyd was guest starring and said the dumbest thing: "The words don't matter, only the fact that it has sense of Democracy."
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That will directly interfere with freedom of speech if they try to limit their own citezens...
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Welcome to libertarianism. Enjoy your stay.
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all systems work best when they are kept as simple as design allows. weather it be electrical, mechanical, social or whatever. keep it simple stupid!
where was that rule when they engineered our government?
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It was there. There was a healthy inherent mistrust or suspicion of government. It is seen in the constitution as well as in the writings of the founding fathers. But as time goes on, the government is doomed to despotism.