To: Jim Robinson
Good news indeed. But it appears that the Supreme Court still needs to revisit McCain Feingold some day, because these judges were only able to work around the earlier SCOTUS decision.
It's a travesty that the Court sets no limits on free speech when it involves flag burning or pornography, but prohibits free discussion of politics at election time.
9 posted on
12/21/2006 3:35:37 PM PST by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Cicero
It's a travesty that the Court . . . prohibits free discussion of politics at election time. It's a travesty that Congress passed McCain-Feingold. It's a travesty that Bush signed McCain-Feingold. And it's a travesty that SCOTUS upheld McCain-Feingold. There is however the possibility that the replacement of O'Connor with Alito might flip that 5-4 SCOTUS decision in a rehearing.
38 posted on
12/21/2006 7:20:06 PM PST by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which liberalism coheres is that NOTHING actually matters except PR.)
To: Cicero
While the SCOTUS is fixing that problem they can clean up that mess they make with the Kelo ruling too.
44 posted on
12/21/2006 8:08:05 PM PST by
mware
(By all that you hold dear... on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
To: Cicero
McCain Feingold
McCain Feingold
McCain Feingold
McCain Feingold
McCain Feingold
Something to remember come campaign time.
50 posted on
12/21/2006 11:18:44 PM PST by
Valin
(History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)
To: Cicero
Not only free speech, but the 1st Amendment specifically recognizes our right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
70 posted on
12/23/2006 9:23:51 AM PST by
Jacquerie
(All Muslims are suspect.)
To: Cicero
Yep. It is anti-American.
71 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.)
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