[Valin]

The state Elections Board voted 5-4 Wednesday to study implementing rules in Wisconsin that would mirror federal restrictions on political ads criticizing a candidate. Executive director Kevin Kennedy said the vote is no guarantee the board will eventually implement rules that would give it the power to regulate so-called issue ads.

Coming soon to a state/county/city/town/village near you.

[Valin]

Yesterdays thread
Ensign favors end to all limits on campaign spending
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1058485/posts?page=1


Note If you would like to be on/off this Campaign Finance Reform list please let me know

[Valin]

HOORAY For John!

Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob
Special to FreeRepublic | 17 December 2003 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

This is nothing like the usual whine by someone whose post was pulled. JimRob pulled my previous thread for a good reason. "If direct fund-raising were permitted on FR, it would soon be wall-to-wall fund-raising."

So, let's start again correctly. This is about civil disobedience to support the First Amendment and challenge the TERRIBLE CFR decision of the Supreme Court to uphold a terrible law passed by Congress and signed by President Bush.

All who are interested in an in-your-face challenge to the 30- and 60-day ad ban in the Campaign Finance "Reform" Act, please join in. The pattern is this: I'm looking for at least 1,000 people to help the effort. I will run the ad, and risk fines or jail time to make it work -- AND get national support.

But there should be NO mentions of money in this thread, and not in Freepmail either. This is JimRob's electronic home, and we should all abide his concerns.

Put your comments here. Click on the link above, and send me your e-mail addresses. I will get back to you by regular e-mail with the practical details.

This CAN be done. This SHOULD be done. But it MUST be done in accord with JimRob's guidelines.


Fair enough?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1042394/posts

[Ches]

"Coming soon to a state/county/city/town/village near you."

I'm in Wisconsin, looks like it's here. Thanks for posting this. I'll be forwarding the article to a number of friends who are more than a little bit irate over CFR.

Please put me on your CFR ping list.

[Congressman Billybob]

This a classic example of the camel's nose under the tent. The Supreme Court lets Congress violate the First Amendment. Now, exactly as you say, the same restrictions on the free speech and press rights of citizens are likely to be adopted by the leftist, do-gooder state boards and commissions that are in charge of state elections.

In short, we are all in trouble until CFR is strangled in its crib at the federal level. Until then, it will be a bad example for the states as well.

Congressman Billybob

Click here, then click the blue CFR button, to join the anti-CFR effort (or visit the "Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob" thread).

[Eastbound]

What's the chances of the crazies wanting to include the internet somewhere down the road?