Ann Ravel, a Democrat commissioner on the FEC who infamously tried to censor political speech on the internet, has resigned. In 2014, Ravel called for "a reexamination of the commission's approach to the internet and other emerging technologies."  This was widely interpreted to mean she wanted the FEC to redefine what constitutes political speech on the internet to allow the FEC to regulate it.  Blogs and news sites that specifically advocated for a federal candidate would be treated as adjuncts to that campaign and subject to FEC donation limits. Thankfully, all three GOP members of the commission blocked the scheme. Ravel rarely bothered to show up for FEC meetings in the last couple of years – except when she wanted the commission to approve her travel to exotic places to "monitor" elections. Washington Free Beacon: Ravel has also been a no-show from FEC public meetings in recent months, phoning it in from...(Read Full Post)