Ryan Sholin

Tag: elections

  • FEC elates strange bedfellows with political blogging ruling – ars technica

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    I’ve been following this thread for a few years now. The FEC has been getting this right for some time now, correctly positing that free speech is free speech, even when it’s political, and that speech doesn’t count as a political contribution. That seems pretty clear, but this ruling confirms it yet again. via @journerdism…

  • Tom Vilsack for President

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    Best. Candidate Web site. Ever. If every wannabe-Preznit doesn’t break out a videoblog and links to their social networking profiles, I’ll be sorely disappointed. Great job. Tom Vilsack for President

  • The Internet is for democracy

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    The Center for Citizen Media has lifted the curtain on what it’s planning to do with a Sunlight Foundation grant. It’s a political transparency project, with the goal of gathering everything there is to know about this year’s race for the 11th congressional district here in California, featuring incumbent Richard Pombo (R-Tracy). All nonpartisan caveats…