House fails to pass the Online Freedom of Speech Act

The Act, which would have defined the types of communication regulated by the McCain-Feingold Incumbent Protection Act to exclude the Internet, failed to pass the House. Because the bill was brought under suspension of normal rules it required a 2/3rds vote to pass (225-182).

It is very depressing to realize that nearly two hundred elected Representatives can't read the Constitution.

The bill will likely be back under a more normal process requiring a simple majority vote. However, NPR suggested that such a process would leave it open to amendment, so bringing the bill back comes with a certain amount of risk.

UPDATE: Here's the vote tally. More than two-thirds of Democrats voted against this bill. These are the champions of free speech?

Posted on 2005-11-03 23:05:08.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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