Re: [TSCM-L] {4739} 'Congress shall make no law . . .' - Washington Times

From: James M. Atkinson <jm..._at_tscm.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:26:23 -0500

Ah yes, the every present caveats to our civil rights... you only have rights if you get permission from the government to have them.

-jma



Its from Onion wrote:

 

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/22/congress-shall-make-no-law/

 

"Writing for the Supreme Court of the United States in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission yesterday, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy noted that campaign-finance laws required that "a speaker wishing to avoid criminal-liability threats and the heavy costs of defending against FEC enforcement must ask a governmental agency for prior permission to speak."

Think about that for a moment: Citizen of the United States needed to seek permission from a government agency before speaking about a politician who ostensibly is a representative of the people. Not only that, but a citizen who spoke without government permission was at risk of a prison sentence. "

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