Get me rewrite
Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts, chairman of the House Republican Conference, sent out a "Dear Colleague" letter Monday concerning the campaign-reform bill named after Rep. Christopher Shays, Connecticut Republican, and Martin T. Meehan, Massachusetts Democrat.
"In order for Shays-Meehan to be constitutional, the Founding Fathers would have had to write the First Amendment to look something like this:
Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech unless that speech supports or opposes a cause, or is made anonymously, or occurs in September or October of an even-numbered year, or is intended to educate the public about candidates' voting records, or is communicated over the Internet, or is deemed to be 'express advocacy' by the federal government, any of which exceptions make abridgment of free speech permissible."
Mr. Watts added: "Since they didn't write it this way, I hope you'll join me in opposing Shays-Meehan."
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