Andy Roth lists the current Republican congressmen and senators who sided with the Democrats in 2002 by voting YES on the McCain-Feingold bill, effectively banning free speech 60 days prior to election day.
On a related note, see this piece by Jacob Sullum:
Wisconsin Right to Life, for instance, wants to run a radio ad encouraging listeners to contact the state's senators, Herb Kohl and Russell Feingold (both Democrats), and urge them to support passage of a stalled anti-abortion bill. The group has asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C. for an injunction that would allow it to air the ad during September without a legal penalty.
It seems Americans now need permission to speak out on political issues and petition the government. I'd suggest a constitutional amendment protecting those rights, but I thought we already had one.
Ouch.
UPDATE: Andy follows up this morning's post with another great one linking to several bloggers who, in his words, have gone around the MSM (which seem to be ignoring this issue) and reported on the grave implications of this sad day.
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