CNS News:
(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama endorsed a constitutional amendment that would restrict the free-speech rights of political activist groups by overturning the Supreme Court decision in the landmark Citizens United v FEC case that granted First Amendment rights to corporations.
“Over the longer term, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United,” Obama wrote during a question and answer session on the website Reddit on Wednesday.
“Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change.”
In its decision, the Supreme Court said that the government could not restrict the free-speech rights of organizations during elections, striking down key provisions of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law.
That law restricted how much money independent political organizations could spend and banned them from engaging in election-related speech 60 days prior to a general election.
In his concurring opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the government was arguing for direct censorship of political speech, asking the court to allow the banning of books, pamphlets, and any other type of speech the government deemed necessary.
America has become more Commnistic than Communist China !
The left has been trying to limit the political speech of their enemies ever since the net started letting the conservatives get their message out. This is just their latest attempt, I don’t think it is going to succeed but unless we remove the left from the control of the school systems they will at some point.
The struggle to remain free is a never ending struggle.
I’ve been aware of the destructive effect the left’s agenda has on freedom for several years now but the enormity of its evil agenda is still seeping into my psyche at a too slow a pace. That’s how good their techniques have been to date. They must be stopped before it’s too late.
Pigs I remember when the left had a monopoly on the news industry and the “fairness doctrine” prevented talk radio from mentioning anything political or controversial. The left is trying to return to the days when their opponents are effectively shut up while the media pushed the leftist agenda.