[Congressman Billybob]

Yes, the Christian Coalition's Voter Guides, if they give the names of politicians and praise or condemn them for their stands on the issues WOULD be illegal under this law. There is a prior Supreme Court case which upheld the right of a taxpayers' group on Long Island to publish voters' guides.

That is one of the reasons I feel so certain we will get this law declared unconstitutional. There are many, prior Supreme Court cases which defend First Amendment rights which would have to be reversed, if the Court were to uphold this law.

I will brief this case in the Supreme Court. If we do not get this law declared unconstitutional, I will resign as a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court. That's how strongly I feel about this.

And, in answer to a previous poster, we will pull President Bush's chesnuts out of the fire for him, not because he deserves it (he doesn't), but because the Constitution and the people deserve it.

Keep in mind that the case cannot be filed until after the efective date of the law, which is 6 November, 2002. Expect the case to be filed that day, and to go from trial court to final decision in about six months. (The granddaddy case in this field, Buckley v. Valeo, 1976, went from filing to final Supreme Court decision in six months.)

Congressman Billybob

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[AppyPappy]

Bush cannot win this. He will alienate his base and prove he is untrustworthy as a conservative. If he signs this, how do we know he won't sign a tax increase or some other liberal legislation to pander to the liberals or the media?