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To: justshutupandtakeit
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.

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

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

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

816 posted on 12/10/2003 10:16:39 AM PST by P-Marlowe
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To: P-Marlowe
Congress has regularly and routinely regulated speech.

Do you believe the Congress did not have the power to stop the Hitler Youth from organizing and giving speeches for the Fuehrer during World War II? Or that they cannot prevent Al Queda from recruiting within this country?

Advertizing is NOT identical with speech and as a part of the manner of elections can be regulated.

1,071 posted on 12/10/2003 11:26:27 AM PST by justshutupandtakeit (America's Enemies foreign and domestic agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
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