Taking a scythe to the Bill of Rights by George Will

Washington Post ^ | May 4, 2012 | George F. Will

[Innovative]

...Now comes Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) with a comparable contribution to another debate, the one concerning government regulation of political speech. Joined by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), 26 other Democrats and one Republican, he proposes a constitutional amendment to radically contract First Amendment protections. His purpose is to vastly expand government's power - i.e., the power of incumbent legislators - to write laws regulating, rationing or even proscribing speech in elections that determine the composition of the legislature and the rest of the government. McGovern's proposal vindicates those who say that most campaign-finance "reforms" are incompatible with the First Amendment.

Newspapers, magazines, broadcasting entities, online journalism operations - and most religious institutions - are corporate entities. McGovern's amendment would strip them of all constitutional rights. By doing so, the amendment would empower the government to do much more than proscribe speech.

[geologist]

When the government grows to the point more than half of the people are working for the government in some capacity; and then it will indeed be all about the government and not about the people and their rights. We are dangerously close to this NOW!

God help America, and remove evil intended for America by faithless leaders in positions of power.

Did you notice the election in France and Greece went to those promising less austerity. !!!