Thanks for the flag!
Letter sent!!
FRegards!
Posted on 03/20/2002 1:06:31 PM PST by diotima
Thanks for the flag!
Letter sent!!
FRegards!
"MR. FLEISCHER: I was going to say, if you recall, during the campaign, the President said, and still believes, that we should have a ban on soft money coming from corporations, coming from unions. He does not believe that we should -- that the system should be filled with soft money coming from those groups. He believes in full disclosure. He thinks it's terribly important that there be full and instant disclosure by candidates, by various parties and political campaigns. He thinks the sun should shine in, and that applies broadly to all groups. He believes that people should give money voluntarily, not involuntarily."
That's an important provision as well. So that's the core of what the President has talked about during the campaign. The principles that he sends up to the Hill will be reflective of that core.
Please tell me in your honest opinion what this means, because I can't read political speak, LOL!
Should President Bush SIGN Campaign Reform?
Day 1, 06:59 PM EST (Results are delayed 15 minutes)
Total Votes: 995
Yes (217) - (22%)
No (778) - (78%)
I am all for putting the pressure on the Whitehouse to veto this bill but let's keep our facts straight
Candidate GW Bush‘s Campaign Finance Proposal
Sounds a whole lot like what has just been passed. Just because McCain's name is still on the bill it does not mean it is the same bill that was debated in the primaries. Look at candidate Bush's proposal and look at the present bill, they are very much alike except for the electioneering part. It does no good to try to hold Bush to a campaign promise he did not make.
Dear President Bush,
I voted for you. I like the way you've been handling the threat of the terrorists since 9/11. You're taking your oath of office seriously and using the powers of the Executive Branch to defend the U.S. against foreign enemies of the Constitution.
Now is the time to use your veto power to protect the U.S. against domestic enemies of the First Amendment of the Constitution. Don't punt the matter to the Supreme Court, hoping that an unelected and unaccountable branch of government will do the right thing and declare CFR unconstitutional. If it IS unconstitutional, then YOU, as our President, are our first line of defense. Strike this thing down.
If Congress wants to override your veto, then the Supreme Court will be a last resort (well, aside from massive civil disobedience). But don't let it be said that George W. Bush fought al Qaeda abroad but rolled over for demagogues in Congress trying to use the law to terrorize the American people and silence our voice.
What to say when vetoing the bill? It's simple. Just say:"None of the reasons the incumbents in Congress offer for passing so-called CFR trumps the plain language of the First Amendment:Sincerely,
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.
"Which part of 'Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press' do members of the House and Senate fail to understand? So, in accordance with my oath to defend the Constitution, I hereby veto this bill and by doing so protect the rights of you, the people of the United States, to make your voices heard."
Dr. aruanan
Fellow
Division of Biological Sciences
At one of the USA's top universities
Yeah, it would have infuriated you...
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