Congress likes free speech, except when they are running for re-election. That much was made clear when they passed the McCain-Feingold bill, otherwise known as the Incumbent Protection Act, that limits political speech during the late stages of an election. Now Congress is saying they hate spam. Except, of course, if that spam comes from them. [Article] What’s interesting about this is that it isn’t just another example of congressional hypocrisy, it shows how abusive Congress is of the power of incumbency, and how willing they are to make law making it harder for someone to challenge their positions of power.
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Clark: Let’s get permission from Europeans to defend ourselves
Democrat presidential hopeful Wesley Clark thinks that the USA should subject its national security concerns to the whims of Europe. He said: “And I would say to the Europeans, I pledge to you as the American president that we’ll consult with you first. You get the right of first refusal on the security concerns that we have. We’ll bring you in.” [Article] It’s almost too ridiculous a statement to even comment on.
Orson Scott Card on Unpatriotic Democrats
Science Fiction author Orson Scott Card has written a very compelling essay where he says “some of my fellow Democrats are unpatriotic.” It’s an interesting article touching on various points of interest to the current race for President in ’04 and addresses comparisons of the Iraq War with the Vietnam War. [Article]
SADDAM CAUGHT!
WND: SADDAM CAUGHT! — With the economy booming again, and now Saddam getting caught, the democrats running for president are really up a creek!
Supreme Court agrees with Congress: No Free Speech for You
The US Supreme Court today upheld restrictions on political speech, such as restrictions on advertisements before an election. It’s a natural progression, of course, since true freedom of religious speech and association was done away with a few decades ago. Well, the first amendment was getting old anyway. [Article] Freedom of political speech isn’t important these days, I suppose — but we can hang on to the first amendment for perverts and vulgar pop stars or the f-word on broadcast television, since they were the ones the first amendment was meant to protect anyway.