Posted on 05/01/2010 6:29:53 AM PDT by opentalk
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed Congress for swift action on measures to restrict political advertising by corporations and labor unions, saying that "no less than the integrity of our democracy" is at stake.
Legislation introduced in Congress this week would require that corporations and unions identify themselves in political ads they pay for and that the chief executive or other top official state that "I approve this message."
The measures are in response to a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in January that upheld the First Amendment rights of these groups to spend money on campaign ads, thus enhancing their ability to influence federal elections.
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Yep GE spends so much time at the WH they must have a lease on a room there.
The list, ping
He is a total fraud.
And how long will the fools fall for his fraud?
It’s unbeleivable that they can’t see it.
Free speech attack? Not surprised in the least, just like the Federalist Sedition Act.
Obama is trying to slime the post-Kelo Court. That’s what all of this is about:
Kelo Court vs. 2010 Supremes: A Vast Improvement — for now
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2499753/posts
Recap:
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Dissent: Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor.
Kelo V. New London
Justices O’Conner, Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas were in dissent.
‘Justices’ Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer — majority.
To clarify:
Note that Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer proved themselves to be tyrants in Kelo. Kennedy was the only Kelo “just-us” to cross over.
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