Obama Claims Power To Ban Free Speech

[AAR]

Unfortunately, this is no April Fools' Day joke.


From The American Thinker...

April 01, 2009...

"Government Claims Power to Ban Books and Speech"

"On Mar. 24, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Citizens United v.
FEC, the latest installment in an ongoing series of challenges to the
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), better known as McCain-
Feingold. This case has far-reaching implications for the future of
campaign activities, and draws an important line between the right of
citizens to speak out and the power of government to imprison them if
they do."

"Far more important than the specific facts in this case was the
enormous scope of power that the Obama Administration was claiming
under BCRA, an array so broad that the justices balked at the
government's answers to their questions. The Obama Administration
claimed that BCRA allows the federal government to ban a 600-page book
if it mentions a candidate's name only once, a 90-minute movie if it
mentions a candidate's name once, or even a toy action figure of a
candidate. If the organization uses a single dime of its general funds
to produce, promote or distribute any such materials during the
"blackout" periods, it becomes a federal crime."

"The key justices in this case seemed astonished at the broad powers
the Obama Administration was claiming under BCRA ... The issue in
these cases is the freedom of individuals to act together to speak out
on public matters. As Ted Olson explained in his opening statement,
'Participation in the political process is the First Amendment's most
fundamental guarantee. Yet that freedom is being smothered by one of
the most complicated, expensive, and incomprehensible regulatory
regimes ever invented.'"

"One of the essential ingredients of a free society is the right to
speak out for or against candidates running for office. Those who seek
or hold power are held accountable through the ballot box, and freely
sharing information and opinions about these candidates, their actions
and their policies is the best safeguard to keep them honest and
enable citizens to make an informed decision when they vote. "



Americans really are fools if they stand complacently and idly by
while Obama works to take away their Constitutional right to free
speech!

We know the liberal media won't inform the American people of Obama's
actions, but where's the outrage from Republicans and Conservatives on
this attack on our Constitutional rights?

Where are the e-mails from Republicans and Conservatives? I haven't
received or seen any, nor have I seen any letters to editors on the
issue!

AAR