[Congressman Billybob]

Y'all and I can post on this thread all comments like those on the original thread EXCEPT for mentions of money. I look forward to hearing from you.

[Congressman Billybob]

I hope this is satisfactory, and that the discussion can begin again. Admin, I hope it might be appropriate to put in a link so those who are stopped from joining the old thread can get a reference to visit this one.

John / Billybob

[Prime Choice]

I will run the ad, and risk fines or jail time to make it work

Where do you propose to run the ad? I don't think any media outlet will accept it, based on the advice of their own lawyers.

[Glenn]

Sounds to me like you are asking for money.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Can't you just sit back like the rest of us and accept the encroachment on our 1st Amendment rights?;-)

[WorkingClassFilth]

If one wanted to support freedom of speech, where would one send that support?

[joesnuffy]

sorry I dont have any em oh en e why

[kimmie7]

You, my dear, are a class act.

[GeekDejure]

Y'all and I can post on this thread all comments like those on the original thread EXCEPT for mentions of money. I look forward to hearing from you.

Howzabout mentions of Bucks! That would probably get PETA involved too. Oh deer, what am I thinkin'??? ;-))

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[Servant of the 9]

If I have understood the Supremes ruling correctly, you as an individual are allowed to advertise any time you want. It is only if an corporation is involved that the prohibition applies.
If you were to just put monies sent you in your checking acct and then bought adds in your own name it would be legal, or it would for most of us. You would probably be in violation of some campaign finance law.

Do you plan to place this add as an individual or to form an organization to do so?

Either way, count me in.

So9

[Tunehead54]

Interesting idea ... you might want to update your profile with a good link to your earthlink site - if we can't mention green things with pictures of dead presidents on them nor use FReepmail its hard to help.

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[Monitor]

Scene 1: A Patrick Henry lookalike giving his "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech.

Scene 2: John McCain and Russ Feingold lookalikes forging a large and heavy chain.

Scene 3: McCain and Feingold chaining Patrick Henry, and taking him away after he finishes his speech.

Scene 4: Five robed justices (representing the five that upheld the McCain-Feingold law), in powdered wigs, declaring Patrick Henry in violation of the King's law, and sentencing him to prison.

[Boss_Jim_Gettys]

John,

Thanks for the thread. I had the same thoughts when the Supremes upheld this !%@%# law. The only way to fight it is to violate it and run it through the courts. I support any and all efforts to do this.

Could you please, for those of us laymen, elaborate on how one could violate the law?

For example, if I and 999 of my closest friends were to form some sort of association, formulate a negative ad directed against the democrat nominee for President in 2004, and were able to run same ad in a friendly outlet (print, radio, tv, newspaper, website???) less than 30 or 60 days prior to the election, would that do the trick? What if I were to do it myself?

Please let us know various ways to go with this. I agree that this is an important issue to fight any way we can, and will do all I can to help.

Thanks again for your efforts.

[Avoiding_Sulla]

Congressman Billybob asked that I ping my conservative stalwarts list to this.

I have some concerns I ought relay to you all.

I've often questioned Billybob's (John's) sanity (IMHO, he profers to my "favorite" elitist FReeper, Common Nightshade, too much esteem), but I'm willing to grant John some rope with which to work here.

I believe this effort ought actually be labeled not as conservative or liberal, but as anti-statist, anti-tyranny The form that tyranny has taken here is judicial mostly; but our erstwhile political class benefits IMMENSELY, and they passed this thing in the first place begging that they didn't want to be thrown into that there briarpatch -- "OH PLEASE DON'T" -- and claimed the dastards made 'em do it, and besides "the SCOTUS will bail us out."

I know I am not the only one to think "we've been had."

You all will hafta tell me if John here was a big dubya booster before this episode. Was he amongst those telling us to wait and see how the Prez would stand firm against Leftist forces despite what he was saying and with whom he was allying?

As most of you who know me, I think that Statist forces are far too chummy with the Left, and even count on the Leftist bogeymen to help them make gains at the expense of true conservatives (and true liberals and true libertarians too if anybody here notices yet). Together they form the party of the elite Establishment, the RepublicRats™. (Does anybody need me to post my cartoon again?)

Anyway, here is Congressman Billybob's Hugh & Series effort to challenge CFR. I wish us luck.

[Porterville]

God I love this place... Why do so many of you think like I do, but then go the distance.... I love it... give me your address and I can pitch in a few bucks; I'm back in scholl and a little broke but I will kick down 20 bucks to stick it to O'Connor and McCain.

[Drango]

Is this sorta like NOT having sex with Monica Lewinski?

Good luck anyway :-)

[LibKill]

Well, if a FReeper who lived next to a major highway wanted to paint prominent political messages on his barn, heavy equipment, or whatnot, that would be one way to get a message out. If there are no laws in the way, such a FReeper might even construct his very own billboard sign.

[MonroeDNA]

I am in for cival disobedeance.

[not-an-ostrich]

I thought the thread was going to read the terms "hugh" and "series" were being pulled.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Count me in......

This is much too important to sit by and wait for someone else to make the changes.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

DO you know what the fines and punishment would be. I would like to know what I am going to get you into...