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McCain-Feingold's Electioneering Communication Prohibition Held Unconstitutional as Applied...
Press Release: James Madison Center for Free Speech ^
| December 21, 2006
| Contact: James Bopp, Jr.
Posted on 12/21/2006 3:27:18 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: txrangerette
It was my pleasure, txrangerette and hopefully those powerful days are behind him. A very Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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posted on
12/22/2006 9:28:07 AM PST
by
jazusamo
(http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
To: Jim Robinson
Great maybe the Supremes can revisit this anti-freespeech law
To: mware
Yes, there are more than a few things to clean up if we ever get the court back from the liberal inventors of new rules. The mess goes all the way back to Oliver Wendell Holmes, IMHO. He was the one who came up with the idea that the law means whatever those in power think it should mean.
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posted on
12/22/2006 10:34:33 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
Agreed. You have said it much better than I.
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posted on
12/22/2006 12:09:44 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
To: NormsRevenge
The 2-1 ruling said groups may mention candidates by name in commercials as long as they are trying to influence public policy, rather than sway an election. It's still an abomination. What part of "Congress shall make no law" is so FReeking hard to understand?
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posted on
12/22/2006 2:48:13 PM PST
by
El Gato
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
12/22/2006 2:50:57 PM PST
by
bmwcyle
To: DrGunsforHands
Also worried that this ruling doesn't overturn entire part prohibiting criticism of candidates before an election It can't, by definition a District Court, nor an Appeals Court, can overturn a Supreme Court decision. They can "work around" it, "reinterpret it", or say it doesn't cover this case (which is what they seem to have done in this instance), but they can't overturn it.
Theoretically even the Supreme Court is not supposed to outright overturn earlier decisions of Constitutional application, at that level, absent a Constitutional Amendment. However they do it as it pleases them.
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posted on
12/22/2006 2:54:08 PM PST
by
El Gato
To: Jim Robinson; Abram; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; Allosaurs_r_us; Americanwolf; ...
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posted on
12/22/2006 3:54:19 PM PST
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/optimism_nov8th.htm)
To: Jim Robinson
On to the Supreme Court and an end to CFR.
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posted on
12/23/2006 4:21:36 AM PST
by
samtheman
(The Democrats are the DhimmiGods of the New Religion of PC)
To: Cicero
Not only free speech, but the 1st Amendment specifically recognizes our right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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posted on
12/23/2006 9:23:51 AM PST
by
Jacquerie
(All Muslims are suspect.)
To: Cicero
Yep. It is anti-American.
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posted on
12/23/2006 10:39:01 AM PST
by
PghBaldy
(Reporter: Are you surprised? Nancy Pelosi: No. My eyes always look like this.)
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
12/23/2006 10:42:08 AM PST
by
kalee
(No burka for me....EVER!)
To: El Gato
"It's still an abomination. What part of "Congress shall make no law" is so FReeking hard to understand?"
The 2nd is routinely ignored, although it's clearly written. Now, the 1st will be ignored even more. In terms of religion, it already is.
Welcome to "Democracy".
To: Jim Robinson
To: Jim Robinson
Well, McCain will have to crawl out of this one. A Christmas present from the court.
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posted on
12/25/2006 12:02:34 PM PST
by
hershey
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