An Open Letter to the FEC
Please let me voice my ultimate disapproval and opposition to any regulation of free political speech on the Internet. The First Amendment makes no bones about free political speech:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
— The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Please note that no law shall be made abridging the freedom of speech. As any school child can tell you (or should be able to tell you) the First Amendment was enacted especially so as to protect free and unfettered political speech. The Internet and the freedom that it offers, in my opinion, would be the Founding Fathers' dream. The internet has become the national version of the town hall; a forum in which ordinary people from all walks of life can participate and freely exchange political ideas. That, gentlemen and gentleladies of the FEC, is the embodiment of the internet and the true intended spirit of the First Amendment. Weblogs, or blogs are a venue whereby ordinary citizens can have their say in the townhall of ideas, which are thankfully no longer monopolized either by print or broadcast media, and no longer the exclusive purview of politicians.
Gentlemen and gentleladies of the FEC, let me make it abundantly clear: Any move to abridge the freedom of political speech on the internet and specifically on political blogs can only be construed as a direct violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America--which makes it perfectly clear that Freedom of Political Speech shall NOT be infringed!
Gentlemen and Gentleladies of the FEC, I urge you in the strongest possible terms to preserve the First Amendment Rights for which our forefathers sacrificed life and fortune, and for which so many of our fighting men and fighting women have fought for and continue to fight to preserve! Do NOT let their sacrifices be in vain! Not only for our own sakes, but even more importantly for the sake of our progeny.
Gentlemen and Gentleladies of the FEC, the future of free political speech, the very essence of our Republic, is in your hands. I trust you will make the right decision.
Respectfully yours in free speech,
Leo J. Pusateri
656 Roosevelt Road
Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301
Owner and editor of: Psycmeistr's Ice Palace
http://psycmeistr.blogspot.com
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