McCain Feingold Revisited
11 August 2006
Back in 2004 I wrote a piece on campaign finance reform that rightly pointed out the unconstitutionality and hypocrisy of that legislation. It is a well documented piece and worth reading again.
Now that we are approaching another election season, the problems and conflicts that legislation creates are before us once again. Well blogger Kim du Toit has a great idea that I intend to follow (H/T Dean’s World). Here is Kim’s plan:
Here’s my promise: If a conservative organization wants to run a political ad criticizing any Congressman up for re-election during that 60-day window, I’ll let them run one on this website, for free, right up until Election Day.
And if Congress or for that matter law enforcement think that I’m going to refrain from criticizing an elected or wannabe-elected official, ever, they’re sadly mistaken.
As a supporter of the Constitution I make the same promise Kim made. Any conservative organization may run ads on my site critical of any politician right up until election day. Along with Kim, I don’t care what the FEC or the FCC or anyone else has to say about it. My governing authority is the Constitution which says:
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. (emphasis added)
Kim and all those who oppose the assault on the Constitution, I am with you!
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