Harry Reid: Vote to Amend U.S. Constitution to Limit Political Speech

Breitbart ^ | 18 May 2014 | Ken Klukowski

[mandaladon]

On May 15, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on June 3 on amending the U.S. Constitution to limit political speech. If ultimately adopted, it would mark the first time in American history that a constitutional amendment rescinded a freedom listed as among the fundamental rights of the American people.

The proposed amendment was introduced by Sen. Tom Udall (D-CO) as S.J.R. 19 and if ratified would become the Twenty-Eighth Amendment. It provides in part that “Congress shall have power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect [to] the Federal elections … [and] State elections.”

The proposed amendment includes a provision that “Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress the power to abridge the freedom of the press.” So Breitbart News, The New York Times, and the mainstream media would be able to say whatever they want, but citizens and citizen groups such as the National Rifle Association could not.

The American people have amended the Constitution 27 times in the nation’s history. Ten of those happened in a single package when the states ratified the Bill of Rights, and another three occurred between 1865 and 1870 following the Civil War, forbidding slavery and racial discrimination.

Reid usually opposes amending the Constitution. In 2011, Reid voted against S.J.R. 10, a proposed constitutional amendment by Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee (R-UT) that would require the federal government to balance the federal budget. In 2004 Reid voted against S.J.R. 40 that would have protected marriage as the union of one man and one woman, which would not include same-sex partners or polygamous marriages of three or more people.

[MeshugeMikey]

Harry You Utter Moron,

this is NOT the time for such shenanigans given that the word is out about your ownership of land adjacent to BUNKERVILLE.....over there in Nevada.....

People MIGHT just see this plan of yours as a PLOY to keep your SKULL DUGGERY out of the politcal LIMELIGHT.....where it BELONGS!!

SINCERELY,

Meshuge Mikey

and SERIOUSLY is harry that driven that he’s missing the finer details of the BACKLASH of this lil fiasco????

[dforest]

Reid is a jackal straight from hell. I wish him all the misery he deserves. He has it coming.

[Red Steel]

The proposed amendment was introduced by Sen. Tom Udall (D-CO) as S.J.R. 19 and if ratified would become the Twenty-Eighth Amendment. It provides in part that “Congress shall have power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect [to] the Federal elections … [and] State elections.”

The proposed amendment includes a provision that “Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress the power to abridge the freedom of the press.” So Breitbart News, The New York Times, and the mainstream media would be able to say whatever they want, but citizens and citizen groups such as the National Rifle Association could not.

Well that little weasel Udall. Cory Gardner better beat this clown. The Commie clown writes his own epitaph.

[ptsal]

Wonder if old Harry's spouse is having second thoughts about Harry's ability to utter the special name to invite the little lady into the celestial afterlife?

No word from old Harry and the spouse is doomed to eternal ... H-E-L-L

[Lmo56]

They’ll never get 38 States to go along with this - dead issue before it starts ...

[C210N]

The first amendment is tied the most strongly to the second amendment. To change one, is to test the other...

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

The NRA endorsed and supported Harry Reid for years.

How’s that working out for ya’, guys?

[wideawake]

Let's put aside for a moment that Reid should already be imprisoned for treason.

Why shouldn't there be "money in politics"?

All politics affects the economy.

This country exists as an economic reaction to an unwise tax policy.

[WildHighlander57]

Reid, you just said “fightin’ words”.

You are gettin’ too big for your britches...

You started throwing your weight around in your home state, now you’re fixin’ to change up 200 year old documents that tells the government that the peoples rights come from Almighty God.

And among those God-given rights is the right to free speech.

Free. Speech.

Capisce? (Italian for: Understand?)

[Repeal 16-17]

The proposed amendment includes a provision that “Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress the power to abridge the freedom of the press.”

The amendment would grant the Congress and the States the power to step on freedom of speech, but precludes only the Congress from doing the same regarding freedom of the press. Why?

[DoughtyOne]

Reid would love this if a Conservative president was in power, and attempted to limit Leftist drivel.

I wouldn't like that either, but at least I recognize the problem with it.  This old fossil doesn't have a clue.


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[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Term limits is what we need to limit the damage these liberal politicians are inflicting.

That's why we need an Article 5 Convention. The STATES will have to propose term limit amendments for Congress. Congress sure as hell won't.

[PistolPaknMama]

bump to self

[Repeal 16-17]

That's why we need an Article 5 Convention.

One of the MANY reasons.

[Red Steel]

Tom Udall is the Democrat Senator from New Mexico, not Colorado. Mark Udall is from Colorado(who is probably as much of a fascist as his brother), and is Senator for 7 more months, after which he will be replaced by farmboy Cory Gardner (R-Boondocks).

All theses Udalls can get confusing. ;^) Gardner R-boondocks better eat Mark's lunch in November.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

You might know a Udall has his finger in this.

[tumblindice]

“poster boy for Alzheimer”

Hairy’s really foaming this time.
He wants to `end-run’ the SCOTUS in Citizens United with legislation?
The Dims’ usual modus operandi is to overturn laws they don’t like with their partisan judges.
Has he had his shots?

[no-to-illegals]

Poor dingy ... dingy it is not going to heal this time.

[elcid1970]

“Foamy” Reid

Says it all. He is the mad dog of the Senate.

[Wiser now]

These people are so frantic they aren’t even trying to pretend they care about our rights and the Constitution.