Posted on 03/22/2002 1:12:55 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Jim: Here is what Bush said a year ago about what he would require for CFR, including:Thank you, Brian."Eliminate Involuntary Contributions: President Bush believes no one should be forced to support a candidate or cause against his or her will. He therefore supports two parallel reforms: 1) legislation to prohibit corporations from using treasury funds for political activity without the permission of shareholders; and 2) legislation to require unions to obtain authorization from each dues-paying worker before spending those dues on activities unrelated to collective bargaining."
He lied. No new liars!
-BLB
Yeah! And just in case he forgets, we'll show him by electing algore or maybe Josef LIEberman in 2004! Then he'll see!
I'm open to less drastic action. Got any ideas?
I know what you mean. For the last eight years we didn't see the president's name and the word "principles" in a sentence, unless it was connected with a crime or connected with the phrase "the lack thereof."
I have to hand it to you, that's funny!
Statement by the President
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 20, 2002
Statement by the President
Like many Republicans and Democrats in the Congress, I support common-sense reforms to end abuses in our campaign finance system. The reforms passed today, while flawed in some areas, still improve the current system overall, and I will sign them into law.
The legislation makes some important progress on the timeliness of disclosure, individual contribution limits, and banning soft money from corporations and labor unions, but it does present some legitimate constitutional questions. I continue to believe the best reform is full and timely disclosure of campaign contributions.
Return to this article at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020320-21.html
The George W. Bush Lie
ABC News's This Week on January 23, 2000:
GEORGE F. WILL: I want to see if you agree with those who say it would be bad for the First Amendment? I know you're not a lawyer, you say that with some pride, but do you think a president, and we've got a lot of non-lawyer presidents, has a duty to make an independent judgment of what is and is not constitutional, and veto bills that, in his judgment, he thinks are unconstitutional?
GOV. BUSH: I do.
WILL: In which case, would you veto the McCain-Feingold bill, or the Shays-Meehan bill?
BUSH: That's an interesting question. I I yes I would.
Source
George W. Bush *LFLS
*Like Father, Like Son.
One term.
Read my Lips principles.
Let me remind the freeper formerly known as Clarity, that changing your mind over an issue a year later is not a lying. For him to call the President a liar is a bold statement. We should not abandon our President over this issue.
He hasn't changed his mind, he's just being a weasel. He figures the USSC will handle it and that he can skate from the issue. He IS a liar, if he signs it. .....and, YES, we should ditch the jackass over this. We can do MUCH better.
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