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To: RAT Patrol
signed an unconstitutional bill abridging my free speech rights

Just out of curiousity, how much soft money do you contribute to political organizations during each election cycle? You must be a big player to be this upset and to feel this violated.

411 posted on 03/29/2002 8:52:42 PM PST by My2Cents
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To: My2Cents
Another point of fact, hard money can still be used for ads, etc., just limited to use by the particular candidate to whom the money is given. There's still gonna be a big pot o' gold out there to fund bunches of "your" speech.
420 posted on 03/29/2002 8:58:49 PM PST by fightinJAG
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To: My2Cents
Just out of curiousity, how much soft money do you contribute to political organizations during each election cycle? You must be a big player to be this upset and to feel this violated.

I get it. Under your interpretation of the Constitution, people who have more money or who are more politically involved are not entitled to the same protections under the Constitution as are people who have less money and don't give a rat's ass.

Spoken like a true socialist democrat.

422 posted on 03/29/2002 8:59:25 PM PST by Jesse
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To: My2Cents
Just out of curiousity, how much soft money do you contribute to political organizations during each election cycle?

Soft money isn't the beef, and if you've been following the threads about CFR you would know this. It's about the 60 day moritorium on ads placed by grass-roots organizations. While hard money can be used, third parties are silenced. So, money you send to the NRA or the Sierra Club to get out the message are useless. That's the unconstitutional portion, and I'm hoping/betting the SCOTUS rules it unconstitutional.

830 posted on 03/31/2002 4:03:34 PM PST by cidrasm
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