This is bad. I did not know there was a McCain Fiengold threat to Free Republic. Maybe I need some education - does the act effect more than political advertising?
There have been some threads recently addressing interpretations by certain portions of government that sites such as this may violate CFR.
As I say in my profile, "So be it". And while her articles aren't allowed on FR anymore, I have a quote from Clare Wolfe that apppears to be more pertinent as time passes:
"Before their thunder roars, there is a period of anticipation, in which more occurs than the literal minded tyrant can ever understand. A few overt acts of sedition shatter the heavy peace. But the greater force, unrecognized, rolls forward in near silence, as millions of individuals quietly withdraw their consent from the state. The pundits call it apathy. They could not be more wrong."
Those who seek to silence or crush voices of dissent are very much like those who attempt to keep a handful of sand from slipping through their fingers.
McCain and his fellow travellers will discover, in time, that this is a time tested reality they cannot ignore nor legislate away.
My understanding is you could expect this website to be shut down prior to elections to prevent prohibited political speech.
It threatens ALL Americans and I would like to remind you that America includes FR.
Fiendgold
Um...yeah. It even affects people being able to express their own opinions on their own blogs or on Web forums such as here on the FR.
The barbarians are within the city gates ~ and they've erected their idol in the People's House.