The issue is whether those sites should be forced to disclose their financial records and their management, just the way professional political operations must. The government staff is pressed for time and money in dealing with the high volume of complaints. But it is also pressed for brilliant ideas on how to regulate the Internet under rules designed for television and radio. He would like to give political voices as much room to experiment as possible as the Internet grows and expands. He's not worried about great harm to campaigns from individuals who use Web sites to make their points.
Democracy can take it.
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