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Congress vs. free speech. (Insider Report).(Brief Article)
In his March 27th commentary, liberal Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson reproduced some of the most candid admissions by congressional campaign "reformers" that they were seeking to constrict political speech:
* "This bill ... is about slowing political advertising and making sure the flow of negative ads by outside interest groups does not continue to permeate the airwaves," stated Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.);
* Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) described the bill as a way of putting the brakes on "the use of corporate and union treasury money used to fund ads influencing federal elections";
* "I cannot believe the Founding Fathers thought that the right to put the same commercial on 5,112 times was intended to be protected by the First Amendment," sneered Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y);
* Senator ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) March 5, 2001 700+ words
...some of President Bush's advisers are eager to sign a campaign finance "reform" bill, or at least to avoid vetoing one. Bush...Buckley vs. Valeo ruling that struck down much of the 1974 campaign finance law, the court for the first time heard arguments about...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Du Pont, Pete October 15, 1999 700+ words
...demonized for blocking campaign finance reform. But whatever...complicated, convoluted campaign finance system by heaping...intolerable _ an assault on free speech.'' Mentioning...complicated, convoluted campaign finance system'' identifies...
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- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News January 1, 2001 700+ words
...possible Senate consideration of the McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reform" legislation that could severely restrict the right...force Senate action on some version of their so-called "campaign finance reform" legislation during the early weeks of the new...
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- Newspaper article from: Sarasota Herald Tribune February 4, 2001 700+ words
...Score one for free speech. Senate Majority...colleagues to debate campaign-finance reform. In...violate the free-speech rights of contributors...system treats free speech as a commodity...documented abuses of campaign-finance regulations...
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Richey, Warren January 25, 2000 700+ words
...restrictions would curtail free speech. In effect, it opens to...further efforts aimed at campaign-finance reform. Some free-speech advocates have argued that...under the First Amendment. Campaign-finance reform advocates have countered...
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- Magazine article from: The Humanist Speckhardt, Roy May 1, 2004 700+ words
...Those in the campaign finance reform community...democracy and campaign finance reform are...will stifle free speech. Alliance...protecting the free speech rights of 501...nation's campaign finance laws. In an...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 10, 2002 700+ words
...challenge to the new campaign finance reform law. ABC believes...Constitution and abridges the free speech rights of the association...and unconstitutional campaign finance reform law. This law blocks the free speech rights of our members...
Source: HighBeam Research, Congress vs. free speech. (Insider Report).(Brief Article)