[PhiKapMom]

I can understand people not liking this bill because frankly it is not a good bill but then I am not a big proponent of CFR to begin with. That said, I am having a hard time figuring out how this is infringing on my own personal free speech.

I can understand how it is affecting the speech of organizations but my own personal free speech -- no way!

Personally if I never saw another campaign ad on TV, it would suit me just fine.

[bc2]

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

[mukraker]

If the Congress can getr away with infringing the Freedom of Speech of organizations, what's to stop them from trying to do the same to you and me? It's a slippery slope.

Actually this bill is more an infringement on Freedom of Assembly, as it limits the right of people to freely assemble together in a group to voice their collective displeasure with a politician. Individually we can all still object, but as a group, our rights are limited by this law.

It's a sad day in Amewrica. I am one of the lucky few who can actually do something about it, as Feingold is one of my Senators. And he's up for re-election in '04. I don't think he'll get my vote. He!! is still too warm for me to do that.

[John R. (Bob) Locke]

So because it doesn't affect you personally, it's okay for the First Amendment to get hammered? What sort of logic is that?

[Conservative til I die]

Personally if I never saw another campaign ad on TV, it would suit me just fine.

I don't know if you're aware of this or not, but the laws of this country and the Constitution don't exist to "suit you just fine."