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Nonsense piled on nonsense is still nonsense. Article I, Section 4 of the US constitution gives Congress the right to regulate elections.

You can't go into a polling place and start to give a speech for a candidate now can you? Or had out campaign literature supporting a candidate? Outside Chicago that is.

That is clearly a violation of free speech now isn't it?

"Article I, Section 4 of the US constitution gives Congress the right to regulate elections."

No it does not, anywhere within the relm of the present meaning and disscusion. Here is that section:

"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 to the places of choosing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day."

"You can't go into a polling place and start to give a speech for a candidate now can you? "

That is not only the hour, the voting is actually occuring at that time. "Nonsense piled on nonsense is still nonsense."

I did not do that. Congress, the President(Bush)) and 5 on the SCOTUS did.

Nonsense piled on nonsense is still nonsense. Article I, Section 4 of the US constitution gives Congress the right to regulate elections.

But the first amendment, which was enacted to limit the ability of Congress to regulate anything under its plenary powers in Article 1 Section 4, prohibits the Congress from abridging speech. So if the congress has the power to regulate elections, it does not include the power to regulate speech in connection with those elections.

The first amendment was specifically designed to protect all forms of political speech. The Supreme Court has oveturned the first amendment and made the first amendment subject to the powers of Congress under Article 1 section 4. The Bill of Rights has been turned on its head.

Congress does not have the power to regulate speech in connection with elections.

Nonsense piled on nonsense is still nonsense. Article I, Section 4 of the US constitution gives Congress the right to regulate elections. You can't go into a polling place and start to give a speech for a candidate now can you? Or had out campaign literature supporting a candidate? Outside Chicago that is.

That you would compare regulations of polling places with content restrictions on the public's political speech for 60 days before an election shows just how weak and ridiculous your argument is.

We're not buying what you're selling