FEC You

Over the past month, there's been a lot of chatter on the internet over whether the FEC will use its campaign finance reform powers to regulate blogs. It's still unclear, even though those in government swear they're not about to shut anyone down.

The reason this doesn't reassure me is not due to the predictable mission creep you get in government. No, the trouble is, whatever the decision under the McCain-Feingold law, apparently whether or not we enjoy our freedom is THEIR CALL. Thank you Supreme Court for allowing this mess.

(Some wonder if blogs can't be covered by the media exemption in the law. The better question is why there's a media exemption to begin with. I guess it's necessary because without this contradictory loophole, the destruction of political speech that McCain-Feingold represents would be all too clear; besides, old media wouldn't let them get away with it, while everyone else who'd like to speak out is too powerless to make a difference.)