How the GOP used Twitter to stretch election laws

Re:How the GOP used Twitter to stretch election laws by msandford on Monday November 17, 2014 @01:35PM (#8619659)

The article also mentions that Republicans accused Democrats of doing a similar-but-not-the-same kind of thing some years ago.

Please keep in mind that this is politicians behaving badly, not Republicans behaving badly. Yes this time it was Republicans, but both parties do it.

The problem is horrendous set of incentives for politicians; something Larry Lessig is trying to do something about. http://www.mayday.us

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Re:How the GOP used Twitter to stretch election laws by jameskilton on Monday November 17, 2014 @02:04PM (#8619815)

Yeah this "they did it first!" mentality makes me sick. It's a race to the bottom in American politics, and race that has no winners.

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Re:How the GOP used Twitter to stretch election laws by hga on Monday November 17, 2014 @05:22PM (#8621082)

See my other comment on the details of the coordination law's restrictions; at first glance, the Democratic example seems to at minimum violate the restriction on content.

This sounds like it falls on the right side of the (very bad) law.

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