Supreme Court Handing Down Ruling in Campaign Finance Reform (main parts upheld)

FOX News | 10 Dec 2003 | FOX News

[July 4th]

Reports that main portions of McCain-Feingold are now being upheld! People currently wading through a decision of over 300 pages.

[Dane]

Sure has stopped George Soros now, hasn't it? NOT. The rats have had this planned from the beiginning

MoveOn(Soros) and the NRA can't do issue advocacy ads. It cuts both ways, but the SCOTUS decision on ads sucks.

[Flux Capacitor]

----And people think it's not important for Bush to be reelected?

We have GOT to get some of our people on THIS Supreme Court!----

This whole development is a hell of a good argument for (and I'm not saying I won't) not re-electing Bush! This would never have come to the Supremes if he hadn't signed the damned thing in the first place!

I pose the question right here and now: Does George W. Bush deserve re-election? And I'm not talking about whether we should vote for him to stave off the alternative; I'm asking whether, based on his domestic record, he deserves a second term in office.

Sure, he's a great war leader.... but just how much does that mean if he's going to sign our rights away in the meantime???

-Dan

[goodnesswins]

I'm a speed reader.......think they'd hire me? LOL. (I read FR REALLY FAST)

[Dane]

Dane, you can't possibly suppport this decision. 5 justice pissing on America, the Constitution and us is not worthy of even a modicum of support. They should be shunned

I'm not supporting it. I was just saying that the liberal media doesn't have the power they once had with the advent of talk radio and the internet.

[zippoman]

How can this be!!!! This is an outrage. The Supreme's really let Dubya down on this one. We all know that he was relying on them to undo his signature on the law. How could they do this to Dubya?

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

What alternative?
They're the same.

[Kevin Curry]

"The only 'ads' leading up to an election will be the columns and editorials in the NYTimes, USA Today, etc."

A vitally important point that needs to be restated more loudly for the nearly-deaf. This is a resounding anti-free speech victory for leftist rags and the rosy-red media at all levels. They will have the sopabox to themselves at the most critical point in the election process.

[GeronL]

You better believe that 2004 is OUR last chance to stop this!

Our best chance to stop this is to re-elect the people who did it???

[Petronski]

They only got to rule because Bush signed this monstrosity in the first place. If he's not going to veto bad legislation, he's not of much use.

Obviously the President, and a lot of other people (myself included) severely overestimated the Supreme Court.

Now we are all in a world of shit.

[spunkets]

"You realize, I hope, that the founders DID NOT campaign nor run ads attacking their opponents."

Nonsense. US politics is full of personal characterizations and has been so from the beginning. Notwithstanding this fact is that the political ads banned have no relationship to smear campaigns. The law is intended to keep the sheep ignorant.

[rintense]

A very bad day for our country and the principles on which it was founded. I blame the Republicans in Congress, especially McCain. I blame President Bush, who should have vetoed this. He knew it was wrong. But most of all, I blame Karl Rove, who I'm sure convince the President this would be overturned. This is the one time I wish Bush would have told Rove to stick it. Now, we have a law in place that will serve as a catalyst to restrict other types of speech. This will have a domino effect like you won't believe- and talk radio will be the next target of the Democrats- all because of this farce of a law.

A very, VERY sad day for this country.

[conservativefromGa]

Supporting of the Assault Weapons Ban
More Medicare
New Govt. Dept. of Homeland Security
Campaign Finance Bill
More funding for Education dept.

Even I'll admit the Libertarian party is looking good now

[ArneFufkin]

This is one of the better Free Republic mass hysterias I've observed.

[vbmoneyspender]

You realize, I hope, that the founders DID NOT campaign nor run ads attacking their opponents. Maybe we should return to their standards of holding elections rather than assault the airwaves with fraudulent claims and lies.

What is your source for your contention that people such as Jefferson, Adams and Madison didn't run hard hitting campaigns to become president. As far as the standards of certain of the founders are concerned, I recall that John Adams had a Congressman imprisoned under the Aliens and Sedition Act for daring to criticize Adams while he was President. Is that the type of standard you want to go back to?

[Orangedog]

The Republican Party is the STUPID PARTY. remember that. They are experts at being the minority paryt, even when their the majority

I hope the party leaders in the GOP are enjoying their day in the sun because it's about to end for them. What ever happend to the old saying "you dance with the one that brung ya"?

[Howlin]

No, Geron, our best chance to elect somebody else; somebody who will REALLY screw us.

Stay home and let them win. You'll be so happy you proved yourself right.

[jmc813]

He's a Constitution minded President.

I needed a good laugh. Thanks.

[Protagoras]

Tell that to the President who signed it. He certainly didn't seem to mind.

Bingo,,and the apologists all said it was smart politics because he got the mileage for their party while the SCOTUS would certainly overturn it.

It was Russian roulette with my rights. I hope all the people who were complicit in this rot in hell.

[Dane]

I guess you want another Ginsburg or Breyer on SCOTUS that Dean would appoint. Ginsburg and Breyer are Clinton's legacy.

[Howlin]

Bump!