All Entries in the "First Amendment" Category
Marriage Still Under Fire in the Courts
I talked today with Chuck Donovan of the Heritage Foundation about a recent federal court decision which struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. This is another in a series of court cases over the last fifteen years which have radically defined our po…
Provisions of the DISCLOSE Act
The bill is available online—now that’s it is passed, of course—and it’s not pretty. Since much of it modifies the Federal Elections Act of 1971, it is not easy to read unless you have both documents side-by-side to cross-reference. I didn’t have that, but the main outlines are clear: it is designed to silence corporations and grassroots political organizations while exempting unions, political parties and politician’s campaigns.
URGENT: DISCLOSE or Civil Disobedience?
Today is my birthday and I thought I was going to take the day off. Nancy Pelosi had other plans. You see, Thursday night she rammed HR 5175, the DISCLOSE Act, through the House by the now familiar 219–206 vote. This is a blatantly unconstitutional act that targets the Tea Party movement. As if that’s not bad enough, she reportedly used a provision of “Martial Law” to call a vote without debate.
AUDIO: Internet Regulation Coming Soon
Today I talked to Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity about the FCC’s recent efforts to begin internet regulation. On Thursday of last week, the FCC board voted 3–2 to move forward on their effort to classify internet service pipelines as a “telecommunications service” effectively putting it under the same regulatory scheme as your telephone service.
The Breakup of Ma Bell
What is still very much relevant is the continuing and never-ending battle between the regulators who want to control freedom of speech and the increasing number of free citizens who understand and support their right to freedom of speech guaranteed to them under the First Amendment.
Sedition
Because of the abuse in England of the concepts of “treason” and “sedition” our Constitution grants us freedom of speech in the First Amendment—exactly the thing we need when people like Klein question our speech.
