Democrats, afraid of right-wing use of the Internet in political campaigning, seek limits through FEC regulations.

By Rob Janicki

Democrats are becoming desperate, and this is just the latest move on their part to shutdown the political right.  Democrats have already reconciled themselves to losing House seats and very possibly the Senate, if not control of the Senate, with November 4th congressional mid-term elections across America.  But, they are now looking to the 2016 presidential campaign, which looks to be a head banger in the Democrat primary between two super radical liberals, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren.  I think we can all agree that Joe Biden doesn't have a snowball's chance in Hell to win the Democratic nomination.  By logical elimination, that only leaves Hillary and Princess Dizzy Lizzy of the Lyin' Tribe on the Prevarication Reservation.

No matter what some liberal pundits might say, Hillary Clinton is running scared that Elizabeth will capture the far left before she can.  Typically, a Democrat candidate will tack to the left in the Democrat primaries to capture the hearts and minds of the loons of the ultra left.  This strategy is then followed by a decided move to the center for the presidential election and is done with a wink and a nod to the radical liberal left to let them know this strategy is just window dressing to capture the political middle. 

Now we have the liberals on the Federal Election Commission trying to run interference for Hillary and Dizzy Lizzy and their cohorts.  Forget about 1st Amendment rights, the liberal members of the FEC could care less about those rights for the political right in America.  You can be certain that these liberals have crafted such rules and regulations that will give their party special considerations to get around any such rules that the FEC might pass.  The good news is that the liberal attempt was rebuffed in a deadlock tie vote, but that does not put the issue to rest forever.

In a surprise move late Friday, a key Democrat on the Federal Election Commission called for burdensome new rules on Internet-based campaigning, prompting the Republican chairman to warn that Democrats want to regulate online political sites and even news medialike the Drudge Report.

Democratic FEC Vice Chair Ann M. Ravel announced plans to begin the process to win regulations on Internet-based campaigns and videos, currently free from most of the FEC’s rules. “A reexamination of the commission’s approach to the internet and other emerging technologies is long over due,” she said. 

The power play followed a deadlocked 3-3 vote on whether an Ohio anti-President Obama Internet campaign featuring two videos violated FEC rules when it did not report its finances or offer a disclosure on the ads. The ads were placed for free on YouTube and were not paid advertising.  

Please read much here to become aware in greater detail how liberals want to curtail your right to hear and see political speech over the internet.