Posted on 11/11/2008 9:46:36 PM PST by Kaslin
Fraud: Many millions in dubious campaign donations to Barack Obama are going unaudited. Meanwhile, Minnesota's Senate race is ripe for the stealing. When elections lack integrity, the people no longer rule.
Thomas differs with the rest of the high court on the issue of public disclosure of campaign contributions. Noting that the Federalist Papers "are only the most famous example of the outpouring of anonymous political writing that occurred during the ratification of the Constitution," Thomas contends that "it is only an innovation of modern times that has permitted the regulation of anonymous speech."
In the age of modern communications, it takes a lot of money for speech to reach enough voters to have the kind of effect the Federalist Papers had two centuries ago. So in Thomas' view, the 2002 McCain-Feingold law, with its spending limits on broadcast ads, "directly targets and constricts core political speech, the 'primary object of First Amendment protection.' "
How could Obama disagree? He took hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of "speech" from anonymous sources and used it to saturate the airwaves. Someone once again drove an armored car right through a campaign finance law loophole. Ironically, it was the author of the campaign law, Sen. John McCain, who was run over.
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-bflr-
If it wasn’t for the fact that it was 0bomber that did it - it would almost be fitting that it was McLame that had the Campaign Finance armored car driven up his butt.
I’m sorry - it’s still fitting.
How did that Campaign Finance law work out for you John?
0bomber did point the way for 2012 though. If we use the same methodology - he couldn’t say a word.
Investors Business Daily is a fine publication.
That said, the reason that BO not like any other president is:
Nothing in his heritage connected to the linking of tradition, respectability, and honesty that the United States has stood for in the world.
He truly has no concept of what we as a people are. He thinks everything is about equal outcome. A concept that never was and never will be.
He hates us for loving freedom and not desiring to be dependent on the state for our happiness. Does that mean that we are free from all restraint? No, only from unnecessary restraint.
He has no concept of honor and dignity. Only his petty ego, and the acquisition of power. But for whom?
He has never built anything. Only criticized those who do not want to do his bidding as being Unfair and Biggoted.
He despises the Dead White Guys who formed our government. And their document the Constitution of the United States. He talks about it being a living document, but if he had his way it would be a dying document.
I have marveled at James Madison’s discourse about the Greek and Roman republics, influenced by the thoughts of Titus Livius and Polybius. You say what possible relevance does that have to this advanced time.
Ironically in the information age there is a paradox. In the face of the most advanced systems of communication in the history of the world, we appear to be less well informed politically and economically than any period in our history. Is it because of the “noise” that surounds the intelligence in the data. Or is it simply that these things are taken “out of context” of our civilization.
We have a press (not a functioning free press as our founders envisioned) that practiced propaganda during the Presidential campaign. What price will they ultimately pay for their part in this?
“To market official truth, so at variance with reality. Or to engineer consent to policies that mock American values. Government must so thoroughly miss-inform the public as to poison the wellspring of Democracy” —Adair—
Several years ago I read how borders no longer are important and that we are in a Global Economy. But those economic transactions have value related to “context” that cannot be calculated in dollars and cents.
It is the very fabric of trust that we live in. Destroy that and we are finished. Our parts must connect as a people. If they do not we will desend into a conflict that may be the path to our end.
We have an Obligation to resist this with our very lives!
I don’t think campaign contributions are the same as free speech. It is more like material political participation, if that makes any sense.
You would not believe the number of people I've talked with (business owners and executives all) who are ready to bolt the U.S. if things get bad. I doubt we can resist, especially if the country has turned sharply left. We can start over elsewhere.
The article said — “ Ironically, it was the author of the campaign law, Sen. John McCain, who was run over.”
It serves him right, that RINO weenie...
Where?
Not enough.
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