Transcript From House Floor; Meehan Admits "Issue" Ads By Citizens Are HANDCUFFED! Must Read!!

The Congressional Record ^ | February 13, 2002

[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):

start of transcript
MR. MEEHAN: "...[Shays-Meehan] provides that corporations, including nonprofit corporations and unions, cannot use their treasury funds to pay for ads that mention a Federal candidate during the last 2 months of the election cycle... "

Mr. STUPAK:"Reclaiming my time, just to clarify, Mr. Chairman, am I correct in saying that the Shays-Meehan substitute...simply states that ads that mention candidates within the last 60 days of an election must be paid for with federally regulated hard money?

Mr. MEEHAN:"...that is absolutely correct. Organizations may run any ad they wish at any time at all if they use hard money.

end of transcript

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?

[oldvike]

Yes. Please read post #12 in this thread.

[oldvike]

Yes, it is totally revolting. But you'll hear nothing about this in the mainstream press.

This turn of events is so disheartening to me. If Bush signs this bill I think I'll puke and then be very embarrassed for having voted for him.

[proudofthesouth]

Traitors!

[Recovering_Democrat]

again, it is just a loophole for this election cycle. it was thrown in to get 'rats to vote for it, since their party is so in debt.

[ImphClinton]

Hard to Soft was removed in no uncertain terms at 2:45 AM yesterday just before the bill was passed.

[SpinyNorman]

Meehan is also a 'rat ba$tard that got elected with a promise of a self imposed term limit (two terms, I believe). Needless to say, once he got in, he quickly reneged, obviously thinking that his lordly presence is far more important than some promises to his unwashed electorate. Lying puke!

[Calamari]

AMENDMENT I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Seems pretty straight forward.

[backhoe]

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