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To: finnman69
A political ad clearly identifies a candidate. The 60-day restrictions are limited to groups, not individuals. One man can run an attack ad against a candidate. The NRA can run an ad on the 2nd Amendment.
401 posted on 12/10/2003 8:33:30 AM PST by July 4th (George W. Bush, Avenger of the Bones)
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To: July 4th
It's a stupid dichotomy, however.
406 posted on 12/10/2003 8:34:21 AM PST by July 4th (George W. Bush, Avenger of the Bones)
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To: July 4th
A political ad clearly identifies a candidate. The 60-day restrictions are limited to groups, not individuals. One man can run an attack ad against a candidate. The NRA can run an ad on the 2nd Amendment.

Only for the time being.

414 posted on 12/10/2003 8:36:20 AM PST by CasearianDaoist
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To: July 4th
The 60-day restrictions are limited to groups, not individuals. One man can run an attack ad against a candidate.

But what does a man require to effectively run such an ad against a candidate? George Soros knows, has plenty of it--and will use it. Barbra Sreisand knows, has plenty of it--and will use it. The NYT knows, has plenty of it--and will use it.

Before this debacle, I had sufficient of it to join with like-minded individuals to run such an ad on the same level as George, Barbra, and the NYT. Now, I still have sufficient of it to accomplish in this cooperative manner, but government has told me I may not join with like-minded individuals to run such an ad.

Of course, you know what "it" is, don't you?

I have been effectively hushed, but George Soros and the NYT have not been.

467 posted on 12/10/2003 8:48:08 AM PST by Kevin Curry
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To: July 4th
The NRA can run an ad on the 2nd Amendment.

As long as they don't mention that Congressman GunGrabber or Senator Senile doesn't support it. Sure the NRA and affiliates will still be able to put out to their membership the cannidate ratings (which BTW, also seem biased towared incumbents), but that will only reach a small fraction of the membership who read that part of the magazine or website, which in turn is a small fraction of the electorate. Meanwhile AOLTIMEWARNERCNN can say pretty much whatever they want, obscuring a canidates anti second amendment record, or trumpeting it, as seems appropriate to get them elected.

1,716 posted on 12/10/2003 10:43:40 PM PST by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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