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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (15912)	10/22/2002 2:40:34 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 93284

Pick any day in advance of the next week, Monday-Friday, and we'll check PBS.org for bias....or if you like the Washington Post...politics section. I'll look for examples from those two sources and the Washington Times. They usually are only really obvious when dealing with certain issus like gun control, abortion, and maybe the environment. I can't know ahead of time when they are going to address those issues. I've been trying to understand the last part of that phrase for some time. I've asked, perhaps not well stated or perhaps misunderstood, for some definitive explanation to that statement. The statement The fact that campaign finance shuts up groups other then the media. is a claim. If you would like me to believe it's a fact, that's another matter. Then there's "what's unconstitutional?". Is it one part, one section, one line of the campaign finance law or is it the law in it's entirety? Campaign finance reform in general restricts speech and the speech it restricts is that most obviously covered by the 1st amendment, political speech. The more recent laws and bills expand this beyond controling the candidates and parties, to limiting everyone's free speech. Also see humaneventsonline.com If you looking for a specific provision that is unconstitutional "On March 27, 2002 after passing Congress, President George W. Bush signed into law the "Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002." Among other things, this new law will prevent Americans from putting issue advocacy advertisements on television and radio 30 days prior to a primary election and 60 days prior to a general election. This will affect every national election from 2004 and thereafter. " edition.cpinews.net On election day, there is a certain distance from the polling place in which I can't approach people with my political literature...is that a 1st amendment infringement? I would say no as long as you arefree to speak elsewhere. But a ban on an important part of free speach for 60 days before an election from anywhere (not just near a poling place) is a much more severe restirction on free speech. Tim