Bartlett's bill-Campaign Finance Reform Thread - Day 62(Ray of Hope Alert)

Washington Times ^ | 2/11/04 | Greg Pierce

[Valin]

Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland Republican, will introduce legislation tomorrow to undo the pre-election political-speech restrictions imposed by the McCain-Feingold law.

Mr. Bartlett's campaign-reform legislation would repeal those sections of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, commonly known as McCain-Feingold, that ban non-PAC-funded issue advocacy for a specific period of time prior to a primary or general election, United Press International reports.

[Valin]

Yesterdays thread
Political Nonprofits Rake in Donations
U.S. Newswire 2/9/04
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1075177/posts


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[Valin]

Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob
Special to FreeRepublic | 17 December 2003 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

This is nothing like the usual whine by someone whose post was pulled. JimRob pulled my previous thread for a good reason. "If direct fund-raising were permitted on FR, it would soon be wall-to-wall fund-raising."

So, let's start again correctly. This is about civil disobedience to support the First Amendment and challenge the TERRIBLE CFR decision of the Supreme Court to uphold a terrible law passed by Congress and signed by President Bush.

All who are interested in an in-your-face challenge to the 30- and 60-day ad ban in the Campaign Finance "Reform" Act, please join in. The pattern is this: I'm looking for at least 1,000 people to help the effort. I will run the ad, and risk fines or jail time to make it work -- AND get national support.

But there should be NO mentions of money in this thread, and not in Freepmail either. This is JimRob's electronic home, and we should all abide his concerns.

Put your comments here. Click on the link above, and send me your e-mail addresses. I will get back to you by regular e-mail with the practical details.

This CAN be done. This SHOULD be done. But it MUST be done in accord with JimRob's guidelines.


Fair enough?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1042394/posts



Update
I've already tested the idea of my in-your-face challenge ads, first in the print media and then deliberately illegal on TV, with certain editors I have a long relationship with. I could trust these two gentlemen, one in the print media and the other in the broadcast media, with a "heads up" on what I am planning. Both said they wanted to know, in advance, when I am about to do this.

The bottom line is clear. If I am willing to put my neck on the line, with the possibilities of a fine and jail time, THAT effort will put CFR back on the front page in all media. And that is part of the point. There's not much value of going in-your-face against the enemies of the First Amendment unless the press takes up the story and spreads the word. It is now clear they will do exactly that.

Update 2
QUICK PROGRESS REPORT, ANSWERING A SUPPORTER'S QUESTION:
We have about 15% of the needed 1,000 sign-ups.

Spread the word, direct folks to the front page link on my website.

Google-bomb the phrase "anti-CFR" directing readers to that page and link. (We're already #2 and #4 on Google.)

Target date is now August, since the NC primary looks to be put back to September. (Remember, the ad isn't illegal until the 29th day before the election.)


Cordially,

John / Billybob


Note if you are interested in more on this please contact Valin or Congressman Billybob

[The_Eaglet]

Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland Republican, will introduce legislation tomorrow to undo the pre-election political-speech restrictions imposed by the McCain-Feingold law.

This truly is a ray of hope!

Please keep us updated because I want to ask my representative, the Honorable Marsha Blackburn, to co-sponse a bill like this. I bet we could get Senator Mitch McConnell to support it on the Senate side.

[zygoat]

Sick em' Roscoe!

[Valin]

And don't forget Phil Gingrey (R)GA-11th cd, Senator John Ensign (R) Nevada.

This is the kind of article/people I look for(sad to say) it's hard to find. There are many out there trying to find ways around it, which leads to still more problems, instead we really need to get rid of it.
/preaching to the choir

[Valin]

ping

[The_Eaglet]

I suspect that Ron Paul of Texas and Tom Tancredo would favor this, too.

[Valin]

True.


Back tonight.

[Eastbound]

BTTT

[Valin]

Latenight ray of hope bump

[The_Eaglet]

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Rep. Blunt Seeks Repeal of McCain-Feingold-Campaign Finance Reform Thread - Day 63