Meehan: "Yes, I promised to not run again because of term limits. So what.
There is nothing I wont do to get what I want. We dont care about the First Amendment."
Posted on 02/15/2002 1:42:36 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
Fellow conservatives, like many of you I was watching the floor debate on CSPAN Wednesday. Time after time the liberals tried to pooh-pooh the notion that the Shays-Meehan legislation would not hinder political Freedom of Speech. But in a rare moment of truth-telling, Marty Meehan, one of the two principles, engaged in a colloquy (fancy term for "conversation") with Bart Stupak ('rat-Michigan). And Marty let the cat out of the bag! Observe the following transcript from The Congressional Record.
If you're like me, you'll want to make a note of this in your letters to the President and your Senators.
Remember: these people are going on tv shows and saying Shays-Meehan DOES NOT LIMIT CITIZENS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. But look at the transcript (emphasis added):
Now, what does this say, fellow FREEPers? Basically it is saying that ONLY FEDERALLY REGULATED HARD MONEY may be used to run ads that mention candidates within the last 60 days of an election. So, the Freedom of Speech in September and October of 2004 will only be granted to those organizations that raise HARD MONEY.
So how is it liberals can go on and say "Commercials can be run at any time!" Don't believe the lie! Here is another part of the transcript, straight from the mouth of the 'rat Meehan himself:
MR. MEEHAN: "Political action committees, commonly known as PACs, raise money...in amounts that are limited by Federal law...[and] can run ads that mention a candidate at any time during the election cycle without any restriction."
Ah...PACs are limited in the amount of money they can raise, but they can run ads "without any restriction." Do you see the contradiction?
All of Meehan's comments are reprehensible, but this one takes the cake. Are you a member of any non-profit group or industry or union that wants to express a viewpoint during the last two months of a campaign? "FORGET ABOUT IT!" says Marty Meehan, "YOUR VIEWS ARE NOW FORBIDDEN!" "OH, NOW, IF YOU WANT TO FORM A 'PAC' AND BE REGULATED AGAIN AS TO HOW MUCH YOU CAN ACCEPT, WELL, THEN, THAT'S OKAY. BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THAT FIRST BEFORE YOUR VOICE CAN BE HEARD!"
Make no mistake: Shays-Meehan/McCain-Feingold are traitorous, anti-Constitutional bills. They cannot become law. This transcript is just another piece of evidence against the legislation.
One final note: go to the link yourself, if you're still skeptical. Do a search for "federally regulated hard money", and you can see the entire colloquy (fancy word for conversation) yourself!
I'm so glad to be a...
Recovering_Democrat
It sounds to be that cable will be populated ONLY with liberal thought since they control cable.
I would say it will be fun to watch.
Meehan: "Yes, I promised to not run again because of term limits. So what.
There is nothing I wont do to get what I want. We dont care about the First Amendment."
Sickening, isn't it? That was another part of the bill the Republicans railed on over and over the other night TO NO AVAIL. :(
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