Two weeks ago, we called on President Obama to remove and replace the three Democratic appointees to the Federal Election Commission.

We had good reasons for doing so. In an unprecedented vote that was taken behind closed doors back in May, Commissioners Ann Ravel, Ellen Weintraub and Steven Walther voted to punish FOX News for its decision to include only seven GOP candidates in its undercard debate last August. This can only be viewed as an effort to abridge the freedom of the press and dictate newsroom judgment. It is a clear violation of the First Amendment, and it failed only because the panel split evenly along party lines, 3-3.