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I just emailed and faxed the following to Mike Rosen and Tom Tancredo:

Representative Tom Tancredo
By fax (202-226-4623) and email

Dear Mr. Tancredo:

As you know, contrary to the expectations of just about everyone in the country, perhaps even of the President who signed the bill, yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform bill. Thousands of conservatives in this country, including Rush Limbaugh, have decried this shocking decision that abrogates the right to political free speech just prior to an election. This law must be repealed—-and repealed immediately.

I am a former resident of Denver and enjoyed listening to you on Mike Rosen’s AM radio show. Your true conservative values are also appreciated at a grassroots conservative organization of which I am a member, FreeRepublic.com.

That is why you are the ideal Congressman to initiate a bill on the very first day of the next session, a bill to rid this country of this assault on our most fundamental Constitutional right. As one Freeper has suggested, the bill need not be complex. A simple statement to the effect that, “by a majority of Congress, Campaign Finance Reform and all associated regulatory changes are hereby rescinded.”

There are many of us who hope that President Bush signs this bill, since he broke his campaign promise in refusing to veto CFR.

I also hope that you appear on Mike Rosen’s show to discuss this issue with ordinary people. The issue is complex—I have intelligent friends who have no idea what CFR is. Additionally, perhaps because Americans enjoy so much freedom, they are apathetic about the gradual erosion of their rights, just as they are apathetic about voting. A show in which you and Mr. Rosen explain the importance of repealing this odious law might wake people up and galvanize support for your proposed repeal.

As I explained to my Canadian husband, the loss of rights by increments, like the erosion of rocks on the beach by the persistent tide, occurs so gradually that we don’t notice it. But now is the time to stand up for the First Amendment, before there’s nothing left of it.

When I was a student at the University of Colorado School of Law, I was taught that political speech should receive the highest protection. The Supreme Court failed miserably in its duty yesterday, and we must work to take back this freedom. I sincerely hope that you will help us.