Dems Pushing Constitutional Amendment To Overturn The First Amendment

The progressives in the congress are in high dander over the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down portions of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law. It really was a matter of free speech and not corporate financing like the progressives are trying to paint it. I knew when I saw the extension on the web address, i.e., the dot org rather then the traditional dot com, that this was a far left liberal site. That is one of the surest signs of a liberal site, just like the media not mentioning a party affiliation in the reporting of a scandal automatically triggers a intuitive guess that it involves a Democrat.

Well they have taken the next illogical step, mainly proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the First Amendment. The amendment is being cosponsored by Donna Edwards (D-MD) and John Conyers (D-MI) among others.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

John Kerry, fearing for his Senate seat maybe, and making an appeal to the far left in his party went even a little further.

I think we need a constitutional amendment to make it clear once and for all that corporations do not have the same free speech rights as individuals.

So who is it that contributes to Ms Edwards Campaign? The usual suspects, unions and SEIU in particular.



As for John Conyers, well he doesn't seem to have a problem taking campaign donations from some of those evil corporations. Among the list of contributors to his campaign are Microsoft and Comcast.



Don't you just love the hypocrisy?

Open Secrets has modified their page which displays the biggest contributors to political campaigns. They removed the name of who it is that receives the most from the various industries.

Guess it is a good thing I got a screen shot, huh?