Defending the Blogosphere: How Adam Bonin Safeguarded Blogs From Campaign Finance Law

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DEFENDING THE BLOGOSPHEREHOW ADAM BONIN SAFEGUARDED BLOGS FROM CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW

“There was language in early drafts of the rulemaking that would have forced all bloggers involved in politics, and certainly those involved in fundraising, to register with the federal government as political action committees, to disclose all of their activities to comply with record-keeping requirements … some really outlandish, excessive stuff,” Bonin says.“ We maintained that the proper way to treat bloggers under the law was the same as how traditional media were already treated, which is that when a newspaper runs an editorial on behalf of a candidate or when a radio talk show host encourages fundraising on behalf of a candidate, that's exempt from campaign finance law.”