[Valin]

Yesterdays thread
Campaign finance initiative fails to make ballot
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060838/posts



Note: If you would like to be on/off this Campaign Finance Reform list please let me know

[Valin]

HOORAY For John!

Hugh & Series, Critical & Pulled by JimRob
Special to FreeRepublic | 17 December 2003 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

This is nothing like the usual whine by someone whose post was pulled. JimRob pulled my previous thread for a good reason. "If direct fund-raising were permitted on FR, it would soon be wall-to-wall fund-raising."

So, let's start again correctly. This is about civil disobedience to support the First Amendment and challenge the TERRIBLE CFR decision of the Supreme Court to uphold a terrible law passed by Congress and signed by President Bush.

All who are interested in an in-your-face challenge to the 30- and 60-day ad ban in the Campaign Finance "Reform" Act, please join in. The pattern is this: I'm looking for at least 1,000 people to help the effort. I will run the ad, and risk fines or jail time to make it work -- AND get national support.

But there should be NO mentions of money in this thread, and not in Freepmail either. This is JimRob's electronic home, and we should all abide his concerns.

Put your comments here. Click on the link above, and send me your e-mail addresses. I will get back to you by regular e-mail with the practical details.

This CAN be done. This SHOULD be done. But it MUST be done in accord with JimRob's guidelines.


Fair enough?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1042394/posts

Note if you are interested in more on this please contact myself or Congressman Billybob

[joesnuffy]

was CFR ever about reforming campaign finance? Its the encumbant protection bill...and the shut up the NRA and other pro freedom groups from spilling the beans on candidates at the 11th hour when most citizens make up their minds about who they will pull the lever for

[Congressman Billybob]

What amazes, and pleases, me, my friend, is that every day you can find cogent and useful analyses on the subject of Campaign Finance "Reform." It may not be frontpage, and is certainly not above the fold. However, it is still there in the press, and you keep it alive here on FR.

I've already tested the idea of my in-your-face challenge ads, first in the print media and then deliberately illegal on TV, with certain editors I have a long relationship with. I could trust these two gentlemen, one in the print media and the other in the broadcast media, with a "heads up" on what I am planning. Both said they wanted to know, in advance, when I am about to do this.

The bottom line is clear. If I am willing to put my neck on the line, with the possibilities of a fine and jail time, THAT effort will put CFR back on the front page in all media. And that is part of the point. There's not much value of going in-your-face against the enemies of the First Amendment unless the press takes up the story and spreads the word. It is now clear they will do exactly that.

Cordially,

John / Billybob

[Rensselaer]

Smith is now a member of the Federal Election Commission.

[Rensselaer]

Smith is now a member of the Federal Election Commission.