Free Speech is Circling the Drain The body is not even cold. Lawmakers are antsy to restrict speech even further. Here’s a glimpse into the future. From Congress Daily ($):
Rules [Committee] ranking member Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., criticized Republicans for focusing solely on 527 groups and not broadening the debate to 501c3 and 501c4 groups, also named for their tax code designation, which also enjoy campaign finance loopholes.
“I think you are missing a big part of this,” she said, “As soon as you try to pass anything, loopholes appear.” Slaughter called it a “grave mistake” to ignore other groups and asked House Administration Chairman Ehlers, whose committee has jurisdiction over the bill, if Congress was likely to enter into a similar debate on 501©s in the near future. “We just might,” Ehlers said.
Posted by Andrew Roth at April 5, 2006 07:17 PM |
To: traviskicks; eyespysomething
House Republicans appear to be embracing and strengthening McCain-Feingold.
Freedom of Speech is on the run.
What will be next?
2 posted on
04/07/2006 1:43:39 PM PDT by
SittinYonder
(That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
To: SittinYonder
3 posted on
04/07/2006 1:43:54 PM PDT by
Danae
(Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha)
To: SittinYonder
Does this effect TCFG? I send them a little every month and don't pay too much attention to their newsletters.
6 posted on
04/07/2006 1:51:46 PM PDT by
bkepley
To: SittinYonder
Call it an "Incumbent Protection Act" and it all begins to make sense.
7 posted on
04/07/2006 1:51:58 PM PDT by
Redbob
To: SittinYonder
This is just the predictable outcome of McCain-Feingold. Once you legalize the suppression of free speech, whoever is in power gets to determine who gets to speak. It will get worse and worse no matter who is in charge.
To: SittinYonder
Of course. The Democrats real objection isn't to censorship but to their allies being muzzled. If was the other way around, Republicans would be complaining. Politicians have scant regard for the Constitution and the precepts of limited government.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
9 posted on
04/07/2006 1:54:21 PM PDT by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: SittinYonder
All this did was restrict George Soros....McCain Feingold already stabbed free speech in the heart.
11 posted on
04/07/2006 1:55:15 PM PDT by
A.Hun
(Common sense is no longer common.)
To: SittinYonder
Lemme guess... Dubya's ready to sign it and say he wants the Supreme Court sort it out (
a la McCain-Feingold).
("Conservative" my @ss.)
12 posted on
04/07/2006 1:55:50 PM PDT by
newgeezer
(Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
To: SittinYonder
They are alienating their base and are too stupid to realize it....
14 posted on
04/07/2006 2:00:15 PM PDT by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: SittinYonder
Bottom line, we don't want to make criminals out of non-citizen law-breakers, but we do want to make criminals out of citizen political speech participants unless they are members of Big Media.
18 posted on
04/07/2006 2:05:56 PM PDT by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: SittinYonder
I'm getting more and more libertarian every day the GOP is in power.
21 posted on
04/07/2006 2:13:33 PM PDT by
Grebrook
To: SittinYonder
To: SittinYonder
We really really really need to make sure the Republicans are put back in power in the House later this year.
31 posted on
04/07/2006 2:51:17 PM PDT by
Sometimes A River
(America can do nothing for the Muslim world)
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