Now we will bear the brunt of their wrath as well as surerior intellect, not to mention their insight.
I remember all their hyperventillations over past crisis of this nature, all of which did not end in apocalyptic doom, as they so feverishly predicted.
I am more entertained by their rhetoric than anything. They only represent a fringe element that would merely equal a gnat on an Elephant's A$$ in comparison to the GOP as a whole.
The proof of that is the "HUGE" numbers of votes that Buchanan commanded during the last election (1% at best).
Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Seems pretty clear cut to me. Glad to know you have figured out that advertising, and especially political advertising aren't covered. I guess you also won't mind if Congress passes a law prohibiting us from petitioning the government through advertising, such as for instance, buying a full page ad in the WSJ or NYT.
Well, I can only say that your position is finally clear.
You may be interested to know that many of our founding fathers, including Madison, were initially against writing a Bill of Rights, fearing that Government would take the position that the citizens retained only those rights which were specified. In other words, the Amendment was left vague so as to be careful not to limit. To paint with the broadest brush.