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DISCLOSE Act Assault on First Amendment Continues
The Heritage Foundation ^ | July 23, 2010 | Hans von Spakovsky

Posted on 07/24/2010 8:15:38 AM PDT by opentalk

For those of you who believe in bygone notions like free speech rights and the ability to criticize politicians when they do things like nationalize 1/5 of the U.S. economy, you better taken advantage of that while you can.

Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has filed for cloture on the DISCLOSE Act, S. 3628, which is intended to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United and impose burdensome new disclosure requirements. The cloture vote will probably occur next Tuesday in a move that avoids committee hearings. If Reid can get 60 votes, then the Schumer/Van Hollen Sedition Act of 2010 will proceed to a vote. At that point, he will only need 51 senators who believe Congress has the ability to circumvent and restrict the First Amendment

...If this bill passes, it will become effective within thirty days, which will cause such confusion and chaos only two months before the fall congressional elections that many corporations, both profit and nonprofit, and incorporated associations, will no doubt stay out of the election and stay out of grassroots activity on other bills and issues being considered by Congress before November. But then, there is little doubt that deterring such activity that could lead to criticism of the positions and votes taken by incumbent senators and representatives is an intentional objective.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.heritage.org ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1776; boycotts4maine; buygoldnow; citizensunited; discloseact; freespeech; hangthebastards; lping; reid; roadtosocialism; usconstitution
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To: svcw
It's not your fault. It's the author's fault...

Schumer has introduced an amendment...

S.3628
Title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 7/21/2010)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2010 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

21 posted on 07/24/2010 3:06:17 PM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; Allerious; ...



Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!
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22 posted on 07/24/2010 3:33:52 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: Drill Thrawl
Do not forget that the NRA sold you out on this one.

BTTT!
23 posted on 07/24/2010 3:34:53 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: tet68

“To the contrary, if this passes, people and associations
should be encouraged to “Clog the Courts”!!!

Start so many actions that the repression will become
the forefront of the newscycle.”

EXACTLY!!!!!


24 posted on 07/24/2010 3:36:02 PM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: opentalk
the ability to criticize politicians when they do things like nationalize 1/5 of the U.S. economy

Don't worry the ability to criticize will still be available. There will be a large auditorium and we will be invited down to the podium to say what they want. When we are finished a helpful guard will assist in escorting us out a side door. If we don't have any criticism we can just sit quietly with our hands folded.


25 posted on 07/24/2010 3:42:16 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (Now can we forget about that old rum-runner Joe Kennedy and his progeny of philandering drunks?)
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To: ncfool; Beckwith; Fred Nerks

one more fascist marker. The bin is full.


26 posted on 07/24/2010 3:55:35 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama .......yes.......is fascist... ...He meets every diagnostic of history)
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To: bamahead

Thanks for the ping.


27 posted on 07/24/2010 4:17:49 PM PDT by GOPJ (..Liberalism is Intolerance..- - Freeper Eric in the Ozarks)
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To: Drill Thrawl
Do not forget that the NRA sold you out on this one.

Sharron Angle has a commercial ready to go on all of this, right?

28 posted on 07/24/2010 4:46:57 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, while you were sleeping the Socialists took over.)
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To: raybbr

Questions for Freepers in the Dakotas:

Why does ND keep electing those Dem morons?

Isn’t Sen. Johnson of SD the senator who had a stroke? Did he even recover enough to make his own decisions, or is someone making them for him?


29 posted on 07/24/2010 5:25:17 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I predict that Lindsey Graham will break the filibuster, because he does not want to be outed.

OUTED???!?

Is there anyone on God's Green Earth that DOESN'T know that Lindsey Graham is a raving queen, a real screamer, a real "Whoops! Get out! Don't mind me dear!" limp-wristed caricature, a donut-punching rump-ranger?

30 posted on 07/24/2010 5:38:54 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: nutmeg; RaceBannon

Disturbing ping.


31 posted on 07/24/2010 5:41:44 PM PDT by StarFan
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To: ncfool
"Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has filed for cloture on the DISCLOSE Act, S. 3628, which is intended to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United and impose burdensome new disclosure requirements. The cloture vote will probably occur next Tuesday in a move that avoids committee hearings. If Reid can get 60 votes, then the Schumer/Van Hollen Sedition Act of 2010 will proceed to a vote. At that point, he will only need 51 senators who believe Congress has the ability to circumvent and restrict the First Amendment"

He doesn't have the votes for cloture.

32 posted on 07/24/2010 6:02:38 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (/)
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To: AliVeritas

Disgusting


33 posted on 07/24/2010 6:03:32 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Argue from the Constitution: Initialpoints.net)
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To: opentalk

When the Constitution says “No Law”, that doesn’t mean we can’t pass laws.

If you little stupid people went to Harvard and Yale like us, you’d understand.

Now pay your taxes and have a nice day. :)


34 posted on 07/24/2010 6:12:17 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: opentalk

I guess this creates quite a dilemma for the newly minted right-wing Senator McCain of McCain-Feingold fame. What does he have to say about this unconstitutional monstrosity?


35 posted on 07/24/2010 7:26:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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To: Jim Robinson
The ironic thing is his primary is still a month away and he won't be able to turn lib until afterward.

So many things decided by a late primary, who would have guessed how that late date would change things........

36 posted on 07/24/2010 7:36:22 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: raybbr

It’s gonna take us forever to get things back into working order!


37 posted on 07/24/2010 7:53:46 PM PDT by Just Lori (There is nothing democratic about democrats)
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To: Jim Robinson
Good point,
The new improved, now I am a conservative version will need to to vote no.
38 posted on 07/24/2010 8:01:39 PM PDT by opentalk
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To: opentalk

bu


39 posted on 07/24/2010 8:14:12 PM PDT by tutstar
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To: opentalk
Schumer/Van Hollen Sedition Act of 2010

Soon the Republicans will be in charge. What will the left do when they're not allowed to attack? That's all they know how to do.

Evey law being written today will eventually be in someone elses hands. They'd better be careful what they wish for.

40 posted on 07/24/2010 8:16:40 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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