Quote:I recently read a book that brought this subject up.  I won't name the book just yet, but this particular part really disturbed me.

 

Question.  Would it bother anyone if members in Congress not only introduced, but passed a bill that would amend The Constitution (Bill of Rights) to give Congress the authority to regulate political speech?

 

Specifically, Congress would have the authority to “regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections.”  Would you support such a bill?  Why or why not?

If Congress attempted to do anything of the sort, and there wasn't an immediate uprising, then the country is already lost.

 

If Congress attempted to pass any sort of law that put limits on speech, particularly political speech and how and where money is raised, there's an ulterior motive involved.  That's always the case, and in this instance, the backlash SHOULD be swift and severe. The laws currently on the books to control levels and origins of political money are good enough as is. 

 

The way it stands currently, certain campaigns with family foundations, and other campaigns who dragged their feet on announcing officially in order to raise as much PAC money as possible are already skirting existing laws and gaming the system.  That's fine.  Neither campaign will wind up winning when the dust settles.  The system has a way of working things out.

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