I suppose the logic goes, the first Amendment only protects the Press. Peons are not allowed to talk.
"I suppose the logic goes, the first Amendment only protects the Press. Peons are not allowed to talk."
Funny you should say that. There's a radio talk show host up in Oregon who broke the law. He was told by a judge that he needed to calculate the monetary value of his remarks about Oregon's gas tax, that HIS words are contributions with monetary value, while the leftist TV media is NOT told the same thing. According to that judge, we need to pay a fee for informing people now. I hope this reaches the new Supreme Court.
Make a prayer and cross your fingers, friend, because there are also claims that this will extend to the internet as well. A former member of the FEC wrote a book warning people about it. We could be 'contributing' through our posts, rather than exercizing our constitutional rights. If that ruling stands, we will, INDEED, be mere peons.