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FREE SPEECH = CORRUPTION?
New York Post ^ | Saturday, May 18, 2002 | George F. Will

Posted on 05/18/2002 3:49:48 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:06:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

May 18, 2002 -- THE document's title is bland: "Reply of Sen. John McCain, Sen. Russell Feingold, Rep. Christopher Shays, Rep. Martin Meehan, Sen. Olympia Snowe and Sen. James Jeffords in support of their motion to intervene as defendants supporting the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002." But the document's message is fascinating. File the document under: "Give them enough rope . . ." When McCain et al. explain why they should be heard in defense of BCRA, it is clear why it is indefensible.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cfrlist; silenceamerica; terrorwar
Saturday, May 18, 2002

Quote of the Day by backhoe 5/17/03

1 posted on 05/18/2002 3:49:48 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: Free the USA, seamole; 2Jedismom; 2sheep; Aliska;Alabama_Wild_Man;Aquinasfan; argee...
ping
2 posted on 05/18/2002 7:06:04 AM PDT by madfly
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To: TerrOrWar; aristeides; BlueDogDemo; Wallaby; thinden; Plummz; roughrider; archy; LSJohn...
snip from article:

McCain et al. also say that if the ban on soft money is struck down, they "will face the strong risk that unregulated soft money contributions will again be used in an attempt to influence federal elections in which [we] are among the principal participants." Note two things.

Since passage of the Tillman Act in 1907, it has been illegal for corporations to contribute to campaigns of federal candidates, and in 1947 the Taft-Hartley Act brought labor unions under the same restrictions.

Furthermore, McCain et al., in this assertion that they would be harmed by overturning BCRA's new regulations on campaigning, make no mention of the only thing the Supreme Court says justifies such regulations on political speech: preventing corruption or the appearance thereof.

They make no mention of it because corruption is not what they have uppermost on their minds. What is uppermost is in McCain et al.'s wonderfully revealing description of how overturning BCRA would harm them. They say that if the restrictions on advertising within 30 days of primaries and 60 days of general elections are struck down, they "will face attack in broadcast advertising campaigns mounted by corporations and labor unions."

Imagine that. The poor dears.


3 posted on 05/18/2002 7:13:38 AM PDT by madfly
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To: infowars
A small point. Evil is a theological term. McCain is probably not evil. However, he is a BAD man! Nough said.
5 posted on 05/18/2002 7:19:48 AM PDT by HENRYADAMS
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To: JohnHuang2
FREE SPEECH = CORRUPTION?

McCain messing with our minds again? Only the corruptible can become corrupt. Congresscritters that didn't and can't say no to the 'temptations' of the world trying to insulate themselves from their own despicable character.

The answer to 'campaign finance reform: Just take the oath to protect and defend the Constitution and say no to string-attached $$$$.

TOO WEAK??? You are not worthy to represent us.

6 posted on 05/18/2002 7:21:01 AM PDT by d14truth
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To: d14truth
BUMP
7 posted on 05/18/2002 8:04:08 AM PDT by browardchad
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To: infowars
He is disturbed. I recently saw him on the Daily Show, being interviewed by John Stewart. He came off like an entertainer. He sat right down and went for a laugh by quoting Mark Twain, saying . . .
"When the legislators are in session, no man's land is safe!". And then he chuckled at himself! I couldn't believe it. He is so out of touch, for someone who should be representing the people. GAG
8 posted on 05/18/2002 8:57:13 AM PDT by madfly
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To: madfly;*CFR list;*Silence, America!
Full Article already posted
here
and here
I should have flagged you earlier, I thought everybody else had given up on this issue.
9 posted on 05/18/2002 8:57:13 AM PDT by Free the USA
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I see it was posted 3 times because it had 3 different titles. I also remember reading a "posting tip", that said to do a "Title" and "Author" search before posting a NEW article. I just did a search for George F. Will (by date posted) and it only produced posts that had the author's name IN the TITLE and none of the 3 posted today.

mmmm

10 posted on 05/18/2002 9:10:18 AM PDT by madfly
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To: madfly
Every News Orgainization writes their own headlines. The reason I knew it had been posted is that I remember reading it before. I beleive it needs all the exposure it can get.
11 posted on 05/18/2002 9:14:40 AM PDT by Free the USA
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To: HENRYADAMS
>A small point. Evil is a theological term. McCain is probably not evil. However, he is a BAD man! Nough said.

Well, a person could just as easily quibble in the opposite direction and say that all modern politicians are participating in the deification of the whole concept of government and, in turning their secular materialist context into a pseudo-theological one, they have turned themselves into actual evil beings...

Mark W.

12 posted on 05/18/2002 9:28:42 AM PDT by MarkWar
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To: infowars
Evil is relative. Clinton and Gore were just having off-days.
13 posted on 05/18/2002 11:05:08 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: HENRYADAMS
Evil is a theological term

Bunk! Evil is a reality whether you believe in it or not.

14 posted on 05/18/2002 12:33:42 PM PDT by Boxsford
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To: madfly
He is an entertainer.

Interviews with his 'Hanoi Hilton' 'suite-mates' don't follow the 'official story', either.

16 posted on 05/19/2002 7:45:54 PM PDT by Boyd
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