McCain Praises Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Campaign Finance

PHXnews ^ | 6/16/03 | John McCain

[AZ Righty]

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ban on direct, political contributions:

“The Supreme Court’s decision today ..."

*I do not have permission to post McCain's comments but I saw them at http://www.phxnews.com/

[c-b 1]

McCain would prefer you wouldn't know too much about this issue.

McCain would prefer we not know too much about anything the Government does.

[hellinahandcart]

Then steal the logo. I did. ;D

[Redcloak]

You don't need permission to post his comments.

But such excerpting would be considered critical of McCain and thus a donation in kind to his next opponent. If so, then AZ Righty would have to report the "donation" or risk arrest under McCain-Feingold. And if that's the case, then kindly forget what I just wrote so I won't end up in the pen.

[hellinahandcart]

Courage, man. If we're going to skate on thin ice, we might as well dance.

Let's hear it for full text!

[DoughtyOne]

I did too. I've got it and will be using it.

[deport]

McCain Praises Supreme Court Decision on Campaign Contributions

Posted by PHXnews on Monday June 16, 2003 at 10:42 am MST

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ban on direct, political contributions:

“The Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold the ban on direct, political contributions from corporations is both welcome and consistent with legal precedent and congressional reform efforts. Corporations have been barred from making campaign contributions from their general treasury funds for almost a century, and I am heartened by the Court’s refusal today to erode that prohibition and open up the potential for corruption and circumvention. Americans deserve a political finance system that is free from the taint of corruption and the undue influence of special interests.”

[zebrahead]

The Dems will be begging for the repeal of campaign finance reform after they get trounced in 2004 in large part due to their extreme fundraising disadvantage. They simply cannot raise the kind of hard money the GOP can and it will cost them. Just wait.

[Moonman62]

One of the (Dem) leadership defended it, saying that by passing the payraise they wouldn't have to depend on corruption to stay ahead of the economy.

In Taxachussetts, they want to keep corruption as a fringe benefit, rather than part of their core salaries.

[nothingnew]

McCain would prefer you wouldn't know too much about this issue.

paraphrased..."That's because he's a douche-bag". (Justice for All)

FMCDH

[CyberAnt]

Don't anybody panic - this is a separate issue than the McCain issue. This is not related to the McConnell lawsuit.

[Recovering_Democrat]

SCOTUS upheld a 30 year old law...one that's been on the books and "worked around" for years. McLame is whacked.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[Warren]

Not possible. Not one of 'em have a straigt face.

[AZ Righty]

In Arizona the Election is exactly 60 days out from the primary.

So you couldn't run attack ads against McCain past the primary.

[IronJack]

Remember the defense of George Bush when he signed this abomination into law? "Never fear, the Supremes will rule it unconstitutional. It's a bold political move to disarm McCain's only issue. Bush is a political genius; he knows what he's doing."

I'll be expecting full, red-faced retractions from the Bush idolators any time now.

[Spunky]

"Remember the defense of George Bush when he signed this abomination into law? "Never fear, the Supremes will rule it unconstitutional. It's a bold political move to disarm McCain's only issue. Bush is a political genius; he knows what he's doing."

"I'll be expecting full, red-faced retractions from the Bush idolators any time now."

You might go back to posting #5 and click on the link provided. This was a specific case that the court decided on. Not the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform. There has been no decision made on that yet.

[Conservative til I die]

McCain is a dingus.

[Rensselaer]

Well, no, the case doesn't specifically deal with McCain-Feingold. But it ought to give pause to all those who, for over a year, have blithely asserted that the Supreme Court will toss McCain-Feingold out the window. This opinion is full of language that could be used to uphold McCain-Feingold. It adopts all the reasoning that the reform types always spout, and it was a 7-2 decision.

We are in deep doo-doo on McCain-Feingold.

[Rensselaer]

Wrong CyberAnt. It's time to panic. This case is definitely a harbinger of bad things to come.