Congress Turns Political Speech Into a Crime

The Wall Street Journal ^

[VinnyTex]

The most memorable moment in the senatorial race between Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio was when the latter strode up to the former in mid-debate and demanded that she sign a document promising to dissuade out-of-state supporters from placing ads on TV during the campaign. If she did, Mr. Lazio said he would do the same, and New York would have an election free from outside interference.

[Fish out of Water]

index bump

[piasa]

Who needs to worry about terrorists when we have politicians trying to do us in from the inside, with legislative cyanide? Osama should have bought a Caribbean island someplace, where he could sit back and watch Americans destroy their own country, slowly but steadily.

[sleavelessinseattle]

Speech spelled correctly and bumped accordingly!

[Ken H]

"Congress Turns Political Speech Into a Crime"

The signing ceremony with Dascle, Gephardt, McCain, Kennedy, and Mrs. Clinton standing behind the President should be something to behold.

[CedarDave]

I believe it was in private with only a couple of advisors/staffers present.