How to increase public awareness that CFR is unconstitutional

[Smile-n-Win]

Pollster: Do you support reforming campaign finance?
John Doe: Why, sure.

Pollster: Would you support restricting free speech?
John Doe: Of course not!

Obsessed as politicians are with polls, the one reliable way to prevent unconstitutional legislation from being enacted is to turn public sentiment against it. I would like to suggest a simple strategy for increasing public awareness that CFR is unconstitutional:

• Whenever you mention CFR, on Free Republic or elsewhere, use the word "unconstitutional" in the same sentence. Examples: "I'm disappointed with President Bush because he signed the unconstitutional CFR." "Ken Starr is arguing before the Supreme Court against the unconstitutional CFR." "Did your senator vote for the unconstitutional CFR?" "The Democrats won the elections because of the unconstitutional CFR."
• Don't only mention the unconstitutional CFR on Free Republic. Bring the subject up with your friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. Remember to say "unconstitutional" whenever you say "CFR."
• If your representative or senator voted against CFR, write him suggesting this same strategy. Tell him to say "unconstitutional" whenever he says "CFR" on TV, in a newspaper interview, or in a campaign speech.
• Write to Conservative newspaper editors, columnists, and talk show hosts suggesting this strategy. Tell them never to say "CFR" without saying "unconstitutional" in the same sentence.

This is a strategy that has worked all too well for the Liberals. People now believe that the welfare state is something good, that killing your baby is OK, that it is normal for a sex blind couple to adopt and raise a child, and so on--things everyone would have recognized as absurd a couple of decades ago. This has happened because they've kept repeating their lies over and over again, accompanying them with words that sound like a serious argument to the superficial observer.

If the media kept telling us the sky was green rather than blue, many of our non-freeper friends would actually believe them after a sufficient number of repetitions.

The time has come to turn this weapon of the Liberals against them. Let's roll! Let's kill the unconstitutional CFR!

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What do you think?

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[Texaggie79]

sex blind?

[justshutupandtakeit]

Article I Section 4 "The Times, Places, and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such Regulations, except as the Places of chusing Senators."

That being the case how is campaign finance ("manner of holding elections") unconstitutional?

[knarf]

I think you're correct.

Incrementalism has been the tactic of the socialists since as long as I can remember, and what little reading I've done on the subject indicates that the destruction of America has been in the works since the revolution.

We need to reclaim our proper position of assurance that we represented Republicans are right and any other form of government is wrong.

The use of words is the first assault on the mind.

[Smile-n-Win]

sex blind?

Homosexual / queer / gay or lesbian. Whichever you consider FREEPolitically correct. Not really the point of this thread. :-)

[Xenalyte]

I knew a guy who went sex-blind once.

[PRND21]

Please tell me why it is unconstitutional.
I'll pass on the talking points.

[Smile-n-Win]

how is campaign finance ("manner of holding elections") unconstitutional?

The unconstitutional CFR restricts free speech. It is against Amendment I, which is considered part of the Constitution.

Also, the manner of financing a campaign is not the same as the manner of holding elections.

N.B. The purpose of this thread is not to bash President Bush. It is to save him from being bashed by Liberals in 2004, without any counterbalance.

[Pistias]

So what they say about warrior princesses is true...

[toenail]

Better idea: drive-time off-ramp FReeping.

Poster: a plethora of people with duct tape over their mouths, with "This is your freedom of speech on 'Campaign Finance Reform'"

[Sir Gawain]

Get a room you two.

[Smile-n-Win]

Please tell me why it is unconstitutional.

Because I say so! :-)

Seriously now, it restricts free speech. I don't have any time left for today, but I'll be available for a discussion tomorrow.

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Poster: a plethora of people with duct tape over their mouths, with "This is your freedom of speech on 'Campaign Finance Reform'"

Also a good idea. Whatever you can think of does it.

[eskimo]

Article I Section 4 "The Times, Places, and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such Regulations, except as the Places of chusing Senators."

That being the case how is campaign finance ("manner of holding elections") unconstitutional?

What the hell does election mechanics have to do with political campaigning prior to elections and with what people want to say about candidates at any time?

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[PRND21]

Because I say so! :-)
Seriously now, it restricts free speech. I don't have any time left for today, but I'll be available for a discussion tomorrow.

Let's see you just signed up, you're posting talking points and mention zero facts.
And you're too busy to discuss details.
I can't figure out the push behind this outrage.

Who here feels personally violated by this law. And why?

[MeekOneGOP]

What do you think?

I think we need to start a petition to President Bush and tell him NOT to sign that unconstitutional garbage.
I also am going to compose a letter to him and e-mail it as well.

That's what I think...........
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[T. P. Pole]

Please tell me why it is unconstitutional.

One provision says you cannot do an "issue" ad 60 (or 30) days before an election. That is restricting speech, thus is against the first amendment, and thus is unconstitutional. They are basically making it illegal to criticize the government.