I had NO idea that there exists (or ever did) a federal election. They are entirely the purview of the individual states. If and when there is a federal election then the feds have a right to make or enforce election law.
On Oct 16, 10:47 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > You have several things working against you. > Not only does Amendment I apply (Congress shall make no law ... free speech), > there is no Power provided the Congress within the Constitution to 'regulate' > or > 'restrict' or otherwise 'campaigns'. > Money is most certainly speech -- whether it consists of 'hiring' someone to > best spread your message OR the measure for the success of a business or > enterprise. > Regard$, > --MJYou should see what the law professors on the H-LAW mailing list are > saying about yesterday's Supreme Court First Amendment decision. Allowing > people to purchase political ads and make political films without government > regulation is, it seems, the end of the world. -- Kevin Gutzman on Citizens > United v. Federal Election CommissionAt 12:41 PM 10/16/2010, you wrote:This > is a close call.... mike.....Freedom of Speech is Freedom of > Speech..... but, like I said elsewhere... political donations... > money... is not speech (in my opinion). I would think that, as long as > the "person" doing the speech is an "individual" then the money end > (advertising access costs) associated with his/her political speech > need not be disclosed... but when the "individual" becomes a > "political advocacy group" of any sort, then where the money comes > from should be disclosed...But, of course, there's a Criminally > Crooked Supreme Court Majority to contend > with.....currently.http://van-ezproxy.vancouver.wsu.edu/pag/index.html > U.S. Chamber of Commercehttp://www.uschamber.org > E-Mail: [email protected] > 1615 H St. NW > Washington, DC 20062-2000 > Phone: 202-659-6000, 800-638-6582 > Fax: 202-463-3190 "We protect and represent you so your business can > grow and prosper in a free market economy." > (http://www.uschamber.org) > Then there's Karl > Rove...http://prairieweather.typepad.com/big_blue_stem/2010/10/suing-one-of-karl-roves-groups.htmlhttp://politics.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/10/06/karl-rove-backed-group-spends-as-much-as-political-parties.html > On Oct 16, 10:41 am, "mike [ proud to be a liberal ] 532 !" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > the court has opened the door for other governments to chose our > > leaders . > > > > On Oct 16, 10:37 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > That s what Republican campaign fund-raising groups are doing by > > > concealing their donors from the public. > > > ROTFLMAO! > > > Individuals, of course, have a right to privacy. > > > BOTH Republicans AND Democrats fo not trust Americans, but > > > it is with their lives (of course they are Peddling Pull to maintain > > > their Power). > > > Regard$, > > > --MJYou should see what the law professors on the H-LAW mailing list are > > > saying about yesterday's Supreme Court First Amendment decision. Allowing > > > people to purchase political ads and make political films without > > > government regulation is, it seems, the end of the world. -- Kevin > > > Gutzman on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission- Hide quoted > > > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
