mr. speaker , i rise today to oppose h.r. 1606 and ask us to come back with a procedure that will permit the shays-meehan alternative .  this bill opens a huge loophole in the campaign finance laws .  the gentleman from massachusetts ( mr. meehan )  and others have been bulldogs in moving us toward a more perfect democratic union by keeping government of and by the people , not of and by some of the people and by special interests ; and this act would not add protections of freedom of speech on the blogosphere as it is purported to do .  rather , it would bring large amounts of money back into deciding who can buy the largest microphone in a federal campaign .  it will smother , not enhance , the voices of true grassroots movements .  this would compromise not only the blogs it purports to help , it runs a great risk of harming the political procedure .  there are too many questions raised by this .  the procedure circumvents open debate .  all of us believe that bloggers should not be subjected to censorship .  i myself am an occasional guest blogger on political web sites .  bloggers , like traditional journalists , should be able to communicate with their audience without any fear of violating fec regulations .  however , this legislation is not ready for prime time .  i urge my colleagues to oppose it and come back with a procedure that will permit the shays-meehan alternative .  mrs. miller  of michigan .  mr. speaker , i reserve the balance of my time .  