House votes to crack down on advocacy groups

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 4/5/06 | Thomas Ferraro

[muawiyah]

Still, the best idea is to eliminate ALL of the restrictions on everyone and let political speech be freed in modern America.

It's not like we are children who have to be kept out of adult discussions.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Good. I hope Codepink and Moveon go down in flames.

[bennowens]

Another example of why Frist is suffering from not doing away with the filibuster during the beginning of this congress. He could have adopted changed rules at that time and the RATS couldn't have done squat about it. And Frist wants to run for President??? Please.

[MNJohnnie]

Hmm Let's see. Demand CFR to block legitimate groups of voters banding together but no Movon.org reform to block Socialists billionaires from buying undue influence by setting my false Democrat Party front groups. And this is what the Democrats call a "populist" platform.

[Zack Nguyen]

This is a silly law. If the law funds their groups to the hilt, good for them. Let's fund ours and get the party started.

[manwiththehands]

Election year pandering pap.

Eliminate ALL restrictions and only require FULL DISCLOSURE. But that would take guts.

[isthisnickcool]

We need one law:

No money or anything else of value may be given to any current federal office holder or a candidate seeking a federal office unless the individual providing the money or thing of value is legally registered to vote for the federal office holder or candidate seeking a federal office.

[MNJohnnie]

You are right on about Frist. A bad joke as a leader.

To be factually accurate he could not get rid of fillibusters. He doesn't have the votes. He could of tried to get rid of fillibusters on Judical appointments. He may of had the votes for that but the Consitutional Option is limited by Senatoral short sightedness to Judical Fillibusters, not all of them.

[MNJohnnie]

CFR is a stupid law all around. However, short of repealing it completely, which isn't going to happen, this is a leveling of the playing field.

Perhaps you are right. I hate this creeping Socialism the DC Old Boys club lead by McCain is trying to impose on us.

[demkicker]

No kidding, this is ridiculous! Republicans are once again acting more and more like democrats everyday, trying to chip away at our freedoms and I'M SICK OF IT!

[pepperdog]

Oooh, I like that!

[mtbopfuyn]

No money or anything else of value may be given to any current federal office holder or a candidate seeking a federal office unless the individual providing the money or thing of value is legally registered to vote for the federal office holder or candidate seeking a federal office

Throw out the "unless" and add no nuthin' to any officer holder's family and business partners.

[Nateman]

Hey I got an idea! How about a law that says congress shall make no law restricting free speech? Oops I forgot. That's the dead part of our living Constitution now.

[goldstategop]

Its dead. I'm opposed to ANY restrictions on political activism. What the House did was dumb. Sure, they targeted the Left but next time it might be Free Republic under the gun. Beware.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[NonValueAdded]

Remove restrictions only with full disclosure. It is important to know who is trying to buy the election.

[muawiyah]

How do you "buy" an election?

[Howlin]

Election year pandering pap.

Name something that isn't.

[hosepipe]

[ House votes to crack down on advocacy groups ]

Either that or the House will vote to start advocating crack as an aid to understanding current legislation..

"its hard out there fo' a legislation PimP"..

[Wilhelm Tell]

I like your phrase "the dead part of our living Constitution." That's exactly what the "living Constitution" advocates want -- they want to kill just about all of our "living Constitution."