Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (10887)	3/30/2004 6:47:40 PM
From: tonto	Respond to of 81568

Darn...is there anything we can do to change your mind...?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (10887)	3/30/2004 7:45:09 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

CR, from your past posts I figure that this may be something you can help us out here. If true, this is very very startling. ------------------------------------------------------- Are you involved in a local or national non-profit or public interest organization? As a leader or board director or member? Please read this message carefully, because your organization could be facing a serious threat. The Republican National Committee is pressing the Federal Election Commission ("FEC") to issue new rules that would shut down groups that dare to communicate with the public in any way critical of President Bush or members of Congress. Incredibly, the FEC has just issued -- for public comment -- proposed rules that would do just that. Any kind of non-profit -- conservative, progressive, labor, religious, secular, social service, charitable, educational, civic participation, issue-oriented, large, and small -- could be affected by these rules. Operatives in Washington are displaying a terrifying disregard for the values of free speech and openness which underlie our democracy. Essentially, they are willing to pay any price to stop criticism of Bush administration policy. We've attached materials below to help you make a public comment to the FEC before the comment period ends on APRIL 9th. Your comment could be very important, because normally the FEC doesn't get much public feedback. Public comments to the FEC are encouraged by email at politicalcommitteestatus@fec.gov Comments should be addressed to Ms. Mai T. Dinh, Acting Assistant General Counsel, and must include the full name, electronic mail address, and postal service address of the commenter. More details can be found at: fec.gov We'd love to see a copy of your public comment. Please email us a copy at FECcomment@moveon.org. By the way, the FEC’s proposed rules do not affect the donations you may have made in the past or may make now to MoveOn.org or to the MoveOn.org Voter Fund. They are aimed at activist non-profit groups, not donors. Whether or not you're with a non-profit, we also suggest you ask your representatives to write a letter to the FEC opposing the rule change. Regards Chinu