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Hodes: Campaign finance calls for constitutional amendment
The Union-Leader ^ | February 2, 2010

Posted on 02/02/2010 3:50:04 AM PST by cmj328

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1 posted on 02/02/2010 3:50:05 AM PST by cmj328
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Guess he considers SEIU and Acorn to be of the people.

I just know people I don’t trust and who are apparently trying to destroy this country want this control. So lack of it must be a good thing for freedom.


2 posted on 02/02/2010 3:52:28 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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He better be toast come November.

What useless, communist puke and Nazi Pelosi Lap-poodle!

3 posted on 02/02/2010 3:55:32 AM PST by Redleg Duke
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As I have said before...if you want to make an easy decision about legislation and whether is is good or bad for this country, look at the people who support it, or those who cry the loudest when it is struck down.

It is no coincidence the ones making noise are all Rats. Obama. Pelosi. Kerry. Frank. Schumer.

This guy is one more.


4 posted on 02/02/2010 3:56:04 AM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: driftdiver

Exactly!


5 posted on 02/02/2010 3:56:31 AM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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"not special interests with unlimited cash,"

Unless those special interests happen to be unions, then we'll look the other way while they fill democrat campaign coffers.

Do they really think we are stupid enough to get rid of the 1st Ammendment?

6 posted on 02/02/2010 3:58:12 AM PST by anoldafvet (As of 12/24/2009, no more democrats elected - ever)
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This will be the meme when they get their hats handed to them in November.

“Big business bought the election for the Repubs.”

Bank on it.


7 posted on 02/02/2010 4:00:07 AM PST by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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Paul Hodes is down 14% against an unnamed (R). LMAO.


8 posted on 02/02/2010 4:01:03 AM PST by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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Obviously one who offers such a law should turn down all out of state money, or any funds given him by other Senators or Representatives. He should turn down any PAC funds from out of state Pacs, and run only on the funds given him by his own constituents.

Until he does that he is a hyprcrit.

And a lying, conniving SOB.


9 posted on 02/02/2010 4:01:08 AM PST by Venturer
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“Until he does that he is a hyprcrit.

And a lying, conniving SOB.”

IMHO its a lying SOB regardless.


10 posted on 02/02/2010 4:08:31 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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So, then Rep. Paul Hodes is anti-constitutional rights? What does he stand for? We need strict constitutional law makers not socialists, Mr. Hodes. Amen
11 posted on 02/02/2010 4:14:59 AM PST by gakrak
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FUPH!

LLS


12 posted on 02/02/2010 4:23:32 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
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13 posted on 02/02/2010 4:46:17 AM PST by Diogenesis ( Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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Dang! A Democrat I can agree with!!

No, not for the action, for the means. I’ll fight this amendment tooth and nail should it get far enough to fight, but at least it’s not a sneaky back-door lawyered up theft of rights.

This is the way it is supposed to be done. If you wish to change the Constitution, have the ‘nards to stand up and call for that change. Don’t go to court in the dark of night and under cover of good intention to squeeze the boundaries of freedom to the vanishing point.


14 posted on 02/02/2010 4:53:47 AM PST by kAcknor ("A pistol! Are you expecting trouble sir?" "No ma'am, were I expecting trouble I'd have a rifle.")
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My question has always been:

If it is bad for big nasty corporations to take part in a campaign, then where do big nasty corporations that print news papers fit in?

Where is there a corporation with more ax to grind than the NYT?

Or the huge chain owned by Rupert Murdock, of which Fox News is only a part?

So any such legislation should then break up all large newspaper, TV corporations and reduce them to local companies with small circulations?

That would eliminate nation wide propaganda machines and reintroduce true public opinion into the industry.

Not that I propose that.

Just that I point out the stupidity of banning one type of potential propaganda while promoting another.

Large newspapers along with the unions are our real danger.

Rule by corporations is a real danger, but only when they are corrupted by bad government which then in turn leads to more government corruption.

They feed on each other.

It is known as Fascism.


15 posted on 02/02/2010 4:57:16 AM PST by old curmudgeon
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“Don’t go to court in the dark of night and under cover of good intention to squeeze the boundaries of freedom to the vanishing point.”...

How do we know they are NOT doing a sneaky midnight deal?

Always watch the other hand with these people-this may be what they WANT you to see and make the noise about.


16 posted on 02/02/2010 5:07:46 AM PST by homegroan (ILLIGITIMA NON CARBORUNDUM)
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Giving a corporation the same constitutional rights as an individual (actually more rights) is a perversion of the constitution and was only done so the government could make corporations a taxable entity. Now that they are being taxed one can make a compelling legal argument that they should have the right to political free speech. This is basically what the USSC just decided on, and while I don't find fault with their judgment I disagree with the underlying premise. Corporate taxes should be abolished and with it the “right” of free speech for corporations.

Only registered voters that can actually vote for the candidate in question should be able to donate to that candidate and they should be able to donate as much as they like. Period. That is campaign finance that makes sense.

17 posted on 02/02/2010 6:34:16 AM PST by Durus (The People have abdicated our duties and anxiously hopes for just two things, "Bread and Circuses")
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Hodes will be free to work on this full time when he is back in the civil sector in 2011.


18 posted on 02/02/2010 7:01:11 AM PST by MSF BU (++)
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The left-wing know that they have powerful support from foreign interests with “groups of people” like ACORN, International A.N.S.W.E.R. , Moveon.org, etc… All of these groups were out in force using foreign money directly to influence American policy and our elections. Yet that does not bother the hypocrites on the left who want to suppress their boogey man (corporations) and in spreading their hate speech against the private sector.

The left-wing do not believe in EQUAL rights for ALL. The left-wing want to use the Courts to suppress people’s rights and to not give them an equal right to representation on issues such as when life begins , or on how society deals with issues of sexuality in public. The left-wing want to drive all religious expression behind closed doors and outlaw religion in the public square.


19 posted on 02/02/2010 7:52:17 AM PST by TheBigIf
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Let Hode “go through the motions”.

The supremes will simply declare his constitutional ammendment unconstitutional...


20 posted on 02/02/2010 9:01:52 AM PST by BIOCHEMKY (I love liberty more than I hate war.)
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