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To: LindyBill who wrote (17340)	11/23/2003 3:26:39 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793834

What indeed of George Soros? He not only doesn't "pretend" that his money isn't intended to "influence" the election, he VERY openly stated he will spend whatever it takes to unseat Bush, PERIOD. He will BUY the Democratic party, in other words, and if he succeeds with his very openly stated goal, he will be buying the very Presidency. VERY VERY scary thought! From Soros to maybe................bin Laden? But what, then, of George Soros? That billionaire says he would spend his last nickel to rescue the world from George W. Bush. As a down payment on that dream, he has given, so far, more than $15 million to various like-minded organizations. He can give billions as long as everyone involved cynically pretends that the expenditure of the money is not intended to "influence" a federal election. This is campaign finance reform, the supposed idealism of today's liberalism: institutionalized cynicism. When he was asked recently if Soros's spending is "consistent with the spirit of the current laws," Gephardt's honesty did him credit and did him in. He said: "It is not consistent with campaign reform, but it is consistent with what the Constitution says about freedom of speech."

To: LindyBill who wrote (17340)	11/24/2003 8:40:42 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793834

I had no idea Gephardt was so radical. I thought he was supposed to be the "centrist" in the pack. that six years ago Gephardt proposed to amend the First Amendment with this language: "Congress . . . may adopt reasonable regulations of funds expended, including contributions, to influence the outcome of elections, provided that such regulations do not impair the right of the public to a full and free discussion of all issues and do not prevent any candidate for elected office from amassing the resources necessary for effective advocacy."