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To: mdittmar

A 1995 U.S. Supreme Court ruling McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, found that ‘’anonymous pamphleteering is not a pernicious, fraudulent practice, but an honorable tradition of advocacy and dissent’’ that ‘’exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and of the First Amendment in particular.’’

McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, Decided on Apr. 19, 1995; 514 US 334:

http://aclu.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=2681


33 posted on 05/24/2012 4:59:52 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: theBuckwheat
A 1995 U.S. Supreme Court ruling McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, found that ‘’anonymous pamphleteering is not a pernicious, fraudulent practice, but an honorable tradition of advocacy and dissent’’ that ‘’exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and of the First Amendment in particular.’’

Good find. Thomas supported that decision. Scalia did not.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/93-986.ZO.html

40 posted on 05/24/2012 5:22:21 PM PDT by Ken H (Austerity is the irresistible force. Entitlements are the immovable object.)
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To: theBuckwheat

Yet another reason to host outside of the US and to base your email account outside of the US.


48 posted on 05/25/2012 1:27:45 AM PDT by theBuckwheat
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