There are a number of things conservatives can overlook, but criminalizing free speech isn't on the list.
Bush won't lose two points in the polls. In terms of hard money, the GOP will make out like bandits with this bill.
Not a defense, just an observation. Conservatives aren't any more known for their defense of free speech than liberals are. It depends on what the speech being targeted is, for both sides.
As for the unconstitutionality of this law, or course it is. But why act like this law is THE test? Congress passes laws every year, and presidents sign them, that are unconsitutional. The Supreme Court has already ruled on the speech issue presented in this law, and it WILL be struck down. Bush is fully aware of this, as are the politicians that passed it. This is all about politics, for both sides.
I agree. I am more than disgusted that President Bush is signing this.....he has betrayed himself and all Americans by signing an unconstitutional bill into law.
how? He'll be a hit with the idiot 'independants' and the media will love him (or not hate him). The courts will strike down the free speech ban and he ends up with a bill that doubles the hard money limits (which is a GOP asset). As someone said, this is smart politics. No different than what Clinton did to the liberals when he signed welfare reform.