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U.S. Court strikes down part of McCain-Feingold Campaign Law

Posted on 05/02/2003 12:41:01 PM PDT by RandDisciple

reported 15:38 bloomberg news


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bcra; campaignfinance; cfr; cfrlist; constitutionallaw; electionlaw; fec; firstamendment; freedomofspeech; mccain; mccainfeingold; mcconnell; misunderestimating; nra; silenceamerica
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1 posted on 05/02/2003 12:41:01 PM PDT by RandDisciple
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To: RandDisciple
Which part?
2 posted on 05/02/2003 12:41:36 PM PDT by krb (the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
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To: krb
Bet it's that waiting period.
3 posted on 05/02/2003 12:42:14 PM PDT by arkfreepdom
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To: arkfreepdom
bet it's the 60/90 ban....totally unconstitutional
4 posted on 05/02/2003 12:43:06 PM PDT by The Wizard (Saddamocrats are enemies of America, treasonous everytime they speak)
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To: krb
I hope the part regarding not being able to have commerials 60 days prior to a general election. That is such an abridgement of freedom of speech, I could hardly believe it was signed by the President.
5 posted on 05/02/2003 12:43:13 PM PDT by mware
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To: mware
Yup. I think McInsane and his media buddies are having a raging fit over this ruling. Too bad they can't read the First Amendment.
6 posted on 05/02/2003 12:44:49 PM PDT by goldstategop ( In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: RandDisciple
Post source or link to it, please.

-=I=-
7 posted on 05/02/2003 12:44:52 PM PDT by =Intervention= (Proud Christo-het Supremacist!)
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To: krb
Which part?

The written one? :-)

8 posted on 05/02/2003 12:45:07 PM PDT by TonyInOhio ("Chance favors the prepared mind." Louis Pasteur)
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To: RandDisciple
Was there ever any doubt????
9 posted on 05/02/2003 12:45:58 PM PDT by Always Right
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To: RandDisciple
Hopefully this "part" includes all 100%.
10 posted on 05/02/2003 12:47:03 PM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: TonyInOhio
I think when they passed the bill they knew it would not hold muster under the Constitution. That is why they added that bit, that says if one part of the bill is unconstitutional they do not throw out the whole law.
11 posted on 05/02/2003 12:47:05 PM PDT by mware
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To: The Wizard
Agreed..
12 posted on 05/02/2003 12:47:19 PM PDT by Jhoffa_ (Sammy to Frodo: "Get out. Go sleep with one of your whores!")
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To: mware
try doing that to a partial birth abortion ban bill however...
13 posted on 05/02/2003 12:47:41 PM PDT by KantianBurke (The Federal govt should be protecting us from terrorists, not handing out goodies)
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To: RandDisciple
Oh YEAH!
14 posted on 05/02/2003 12:48:34 PM PDT by Zack Nguyen
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To: RandDisciple
What court??
15 posted on 05/02/2003 12:48:35 PM PDT by Dog (Please write your complaint legibly in that box - - - - - - - -->[ ].)
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To: Congressman Billybob
ping
16 posted on 05/02/2003 12:48:59 PM PDT by kayak (Pray for President Bush, our troops, and our nation!)
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To: Congressman Billybob
Ping!
17 posted on 05/02/2003 12:49:49 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: The Wizard
bet it's the 60/90 ban....totally unconstitutional

That's what I meant. I agree it's totally unconstitutional. How could anything that disallows a citizen the right to speak out against a politician anytime be legal?

18 posted on 05/02/2003 12:49:53 PM PDT by arkfreepdom
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To: mware
That is why they added that bit, that says if one part of the bill is unconstitutional they do not throw out the whole law.

I think there's some question whether that part itself is constitutional.

19 posted on 05/02/2003 12:50:03 PM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: kayak
LOL - we're thinking alike.
20 posted on 05/02/2003 12:50:11 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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