H.R. 4900: Internet Free Speech Protection Act of 2006

In case you're interested. Here is some of the wording of the bill to maintain that little bit of political freedom of speech that is still out there.

Section 301(22) of the Federal Election Campaign

Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The term'' and inserting ``(A)

The term''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sub-paragraph:

``(B) The term `public communication' does not include any communication made over

the Internet, other than any of the following:

  ``(i) Any communication placed by a person on another person's website, if the aggregate amount
spent for such communications exceeds $5,000 during the calendar year.

``(ii) Any communication made by a State, district, or local committee of a political party
described in section 323(b).

``(iii) A communication made by anypolitical committee.

``(iv) A communication made by any person described in section 316 (other than a corporation described in such section ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with BILLS whose principal purpose is operating an online discussion forum or disseminating social or political ideas or commentary through operation of a website, web log, podcast, or other similar forms of Internet communication and which is not established, financed, maintained or controlled by a labor organization or by another corporation without such a principal purpose).''.