Posted on 06/24/2010 7:28:54 PM PDT by raptor22
In March, the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision struck down campaign finance limits on political expression by individuals working through corporations and unions as a violation of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech. A cry ensued among liberal Democrats predicting doom if they and their special interest allies were required to follow the Constitution. Big Labor's bosses promised to spend millions to protect the Democratic majority if it would speedily pass legislation to circumvent the decision (and thus the Constitution), but restore limits on their corporate foes.
The resulting DISCLOSE Act, according to its backers, will ensure transparency in campaign ad funding. Thursday, the House of Representatives approved the bill 219-206, with 36 Democrats and 170 Republicans in opposition to the measure, which was written by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the Maryland Democrat who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this year, and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who led the Senate Democrats’ campaign panel in 2008.
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen, looks more like Charles Logan on 24 everyday; and can probably stand-in as a McCain second. Another POS Liberal doing anything they can to ensure the political class’ place as rulers of CPUSA.
SOOOOO...we just got screwed!
I was just listening to Hewitt railing about how unconstitutional this is. I got to thinking where are our 9 black robed wonders in all this. If it is really unconstitutional, it should be easy to issue a stay until the courts have considered it. I know that is far to simple for the advanced learning of the attorney crowd, but I think the courts stay away from the meat of the Constitution and let the commies do what they want in Congress. Afterall, we have a pretender on the throne and the court hid under their desks. What sort of discussion is this without considering the SC? I thought they were there to protect us. NOT
>> The bill ... gives privileged status to the Democrats’ union masters... for example, allows unions to transfer unlimited funds ... with no disclosure whatever.
We need to sit ourselves in the front of the bus.
It does seem ODD and UNCONSTITUTIONAL that a CERTAIN GROUP is EXEMPT...i.e. unions.....that to me makes it a really big problem that needs to be addressed....
Unions are also exempt from mandatory health insurance. Under an Obamanation, some are more equal than others.
And only brown skin counts in this new America.
I am constantly amazed, more and more, day by day.
Most of what congress does is UNCONSTITUTIONAL, but the wonder boys at the SC only rule rarely on parts of the constitution that you and I care about. They usually don’t do much unless it is listed under the commerce clause. We have a disfunctional Court and the contitution provides little comfort.
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