Thread: No one to criticize Congress, you may be jailed!

Originally Posted by Migi e!

Our first amendment just doesn't sit well with some people. First it was "seperation of church & state" ( a ruse) now it's "free speech, only if the politicians deem your speech favorable to them"

It is only free speech if you consider a corporation has the rights of a human. Which is crap.

Originally Posted by Migi e!

Our first amendment just doesn't sit well with some people. First it was "seperation of church & state" ( a ruse) now it's "free speech, only if the politicians deem your speech favorable to them"

Wait, we have a freedom of speech?????????

Originally Posted by Luigi

It is only free speech if you consider a corporation has the rights of a human. Which is crap.

This would be violating individuals rights...not a corporation's.

Originally Posted by michaelr

. Look at the "no child left behind", or "deficit reduction bill of 2006". What a crock-o-dung. Dems will not help, they are no better or worse then those on the right.

No Child Left Behind? Oh yeah thats the law that screwed up our district. We were doing just fine, we were the number one district in Minnesota, and Minnesota was one of the top states, so wew were one of the top districts in the country. And then that crappy law got passed, and now we are like tenth on the list, all because Bush thought that kids weren't at there full potential. When our district had a 95% above level reading score. That law was, and is, total bull.

Originally Posted by cypage

This would be violating individuals rights...not a corporation's.

What do you mean? The cap on the max money per individual part?

Originally Posted by Luigi

What do you mean? The cap on the max money per individual part?

What do you mean? I thought we were talking about the original post in which it states and Congress wants to approve a bill that would require bloggers who reach more than 500 people discussing pollitical issues to register and report themselves.

Originally Posted by cypage

What do you mean? I thought we were talking about the original post in which it states and Congress wants to approve a bill that would require bloggers who reach more than 500 people discussing pollitical issues to register and report themselves.

Ah, no I was refering to Invaynes post #2, sorry.

Originally Posted by Luigi

Ah, no I was refering to Invaynes post #2, sorry.

Oh...I thought you were talking about the quote that you quoted...no prob...

Originally Posted by cypage

Oh...I thought you were talking about the quote that you quoted...no prob...

I was. The point of that particular portion of the law is to discourage groups like moveon.org, or swiftboatsforjustice, from being able to contribute to a campaign in the form of a commercial, flying it in under the radar and not counting as a campaign contribution, therefore not subject to the caps already in place.

Dont worry, it does not mean you can not talk about a candidate before an election, thats misinformation. It refers to the 550's (Is that the number?) that allow a loop hole to illegal campaign contributions in the form of a commercial.