Congress has been debating a new amendment to the Constitution that doesn't seem to have been covered here yet:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c113:2:./temp/~c113JPRvxd::Quote
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`Section 1. To advance democratic self-government and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.
`Section 2. Congress and the States shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections.
`Section 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.
Democrats are falling all over themselves trying to reverse the
Citizens United ruling that correctly found that people (even when they band together to pool money/resources) have a right to express themselves in a movie critical of a politician (Hillary Clinton, in this case). They're trying to tell us this amendment would "only" take us back to the way elections law was before 2010. They are also full of shit.
Quite clearly from the language in the proposed amendment, they want Congress in control of free speech. They have to eliminate free speech to protect free speech. You can't make this stuff up. Nothing in the amendment language would stop Congress from delineating what constitutes "the press," or barring unions, churches, the NRA or pro-choice/life groups from circulating voter guides, etc.
Where are you on this issue PaRD?