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Advocacy Blog
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
More WRTL Commentary
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. He writes:
The freedom to engage in this [grassroots] political speech is set out clearly in the First Amendment, and BCRA's strict limitation on issue advocacy of any kind during campaign season is a fundamental assault on its spirit and intent. Those who agree with me have reason to hope that the Supreme Court will overturn this restrictive provision. One reason is that the court already acknowledged its potential harm in McConnell v. FEC; another is that the number of groups wrongly swept up by the blackout provision will only multiply as the primary season becomes longer. The prospect of so many appeals would itself be a sign of the law's instability.
Posted by Amanda Adams
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