The QC Times has lectured us editorially on how important it is that there be
full disclosure as to the ID’s of political donations. The next time the Times
chooses to champion that, the Ed board should be urged to do a little research
beyond Obama Administration talking points. This article would be a decent
starting point. Think we’ll see it? When pigs fly! DLH
Excerpts from Curt Levey article at Brietbart.com
Progressives were once the most vigorous defenders of the rights to free speech and free association guaranteed by the First Amendment. Today, they pose the biggest threat to those rights. In fact, as the current hysteria on the Left about unregulated political advertising demonstrates, progressives view unfettered political expression – the First Amendment’s raison d’etre – as a menace to the Republic.
Quoting Senator Mitch McConnell: ” . . . “[W]hen they say they want disclosure, what they really mean is we want the opportunity to go after those on our enemies list. It’s quite reminiscent of Richard Nixon … It’s a genuine threat to free speech . . .”
“McConnell also calls attention to the long-running weekly conference calls between White House officials and David Brock’s Media Matters, a left-wing group that the Obama campaign has cozied up to despite its anti-Semitic rants and anti-Christian mission statement. Media Matters focuses on running corporate intimidation campaigns aimed at silencing conservative media, . . .”
“Fortunately, the First Amendment stands in the way of many of the campaign finance regulations pushed by progressives. But that may not stop the White House, which McConnell describes as “very queasy about the First Amendment.” “[David] Axelrod has said one of the things the president wants to do after he gets reelected is amend the First Amendment for the first time in history – an act of genuine radicalism,” says McConnell”
