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Demand An Autopsy of the
Constitution!
By John Riley
Our Constitution is in
peril! Take for example the current death blow on the 1st Amendment
regarding the freedom of the press which says: Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of the press. That’s not hard to understand!
However, congress passed
the so called "Campaign Finance Reform Act" which if upheld by the supreme court
(which is currently hearing the matter), this act of congress will, in fact,
abridge the freedom of citizens to use printing presses or other such copying
devices to distribute information regarding candidates or issues and how
candidates stand on issues.
The commercial media
enterprises just happen to have an exemption to the law which is found in 2 USC
431(9)(B)(i) and are not held to the same restrictions as average citizens. How
could this be constitutional? Answer: It’s NOT!
The commercial media
outlets have a self serving interest in not telling the citizens about this
assault on our Constitution. After all, they will be unrestricted by the laws
that are imposed on average citizens and will, as they usually do, control the
issues and debate in campaigns. (Even if they are foreign owned!)
As a result of this
legislation, and due to the special privileges that are already given to
the commercial media, only the issues and/or candidates that the commercial
media feels are important will see the light of day.
Will someone
please call the coroner!
The body of the US Constitution needs a thorough autopsy to determine if
there is foul play involved in the passage of this legislation which results in
the death of the 1st Amendment of our Constitution and our once "free press" as
we know it. Without the consent of the people!
The Constitutional
coroner should begin this autopsy as soon as possible before the dead body of
our Constitution is buried in the newspaper and ink which will be pumped out
as a result of what appears to be certain war. This issue will most certainly be
buried deep and it may be next to impossible to exhume the body, much
less breathe life back into the Constitutional protections in the 1st Amendment.
Just who will step
forward to perform the autopsy on our Constitution? Will congress? I don’t
think so! They were the ones that delivered the fatal blow. Will the commercial
media? No, they are the ones who inherited the estate and helped cover up the
crime. After all, they never told the American citizens the truth about what
this legislation means.
My dear friend and
citizen, the only one who can be trusted is you! Will you allow your "free
press" rights that were guaranteed in the 1st Amendment to die and be buried
without an inquest? For your sake and the sake of your children,
grandchildren and beyond will you please demand that the supreme court strike
down this crime against the people? You are the only one left!
You must act as soon as
possible! The grave is ready and hearse is rolling!
Call and write to your
local media and demand a public confession!
Call and write your
congressional representatives and demand an immediate and public confession,
apology and repeal of this legislation and 2 USC 431(9)(B)(i)! Without the 1st
Amendment protections we can kiss the others goodbye and close the casket!
Concerned Citizen!
,Louisville, KY
Please distribute
this call to action far and wide and give it your immediate attention!
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The following is
a copy of an email regarding this issue from:
RealCampaignReform.org -
Fighting the Good Fight
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In this email, a letter to the editor...
Plus, did we fund the Beaumont Brief?
From: Jim Babka, President
RealCampaignReform.org
BEAUMONT BRIEF
Yes, you did it! Thank you very much. Sixty-two
patriots, responding to appeals on this email
list, have made the Beaumont amicus curiae brief
possible. The brief is due February 10th, and
work on it, has already begun. Stay tuned to
the RCR Report for updates. We will make the
brief available to read on our website.
DEAR EDITOR
We thought you would enjoy this letter, shared with
us by a supporter. It wonderfully sums up much of
our campaign finance legal challenge (Paul v. FEC)
in a few colorful words.
The letter is from Richard Lewis of Louisville, KY.
The reason for writing this OPEN letter was (in his
own words) "to encourage Libertarians, Freepers,
Constitution Party, and Takeback Organizations --
along with other groups -- to send large volumes of
registered letters and email, like the one he wrote,
to the editors and publishers of the major newspapers
and broadcast networks. If enough people wrote
letters, we could get them to see that there are
people who oppose these laws on solid Constitutional
grounds. If they show bad faith by failing to tell
our story, then they'd be exposed for what they are
-- a "powerful special interest," using selective
reporting to avoid authentic political debate and
to advance their own political agenda!"
Obviously, we'd love to hear that you wrote a similar
letter to the editor, then forwarded this message to
friends and family, encouraging them to join you in
writing a similar letter.
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Open Letter to:
Mr. Joseph Farah
Editor and CEO
World Net Daily
What did they know...When did they know...How will
they respond upon our complaint?
Will the mainstream media report that Citizens are
beginning to openly oppose a "Royal Press"?
The "mainstream media" has carefully concealed the
fact that most Americans no longer enjoy the same
"First Amendment Rights" that every generation of
Americans prior to 1975 had!
Prior to 1975 every U.S. Citizen, political party
and political organization enjoyed the same "Free
Press Rights" as World Net Daily or the New York
Times. Prior to 1975 U.S. Citizens were not
required to register with the Federal Election
Commission before publishing their political
opinions and the Republican and Democratic parties
were allowed to endorse their candidates in
newspapers owned and operated by their political
parties.
2 USC 431 (9) (B) The term "expenditure" does not
include --
(i) any news story, commentary, or editorial
distributed through the facilities of any
broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, or other
periodical publication, unless such facilities are
owned or controlled by any political party,
political committee, or candidate;
2 U.S.C. 431 (9) (B) (i) divides use of the
printing press a "free press" into two categories:
The regulated majority... every living U.S.
Citizen, political party and political organization
and the unregulated commercial media.
Election laws passed during the 1970's violate the
Constitutional principle of equal protection,
because they no longer provide individual Citizens,
political organizations or political parties the
same "Free Press Right" to communicate ideas as the
corporate mainstream media.
On the other hand when the established mainstream
media will not cover our ideas or candidates, "we
must publicize our political goals through our own
efforts" subject to restrictions that do not apply
to newspaper editorial boards, or broadcast media
talking heads.
During the 1st American Revolution the people knew
their enemy and knew what their "Rights" were. They
knew that King George was attempting to deny
Americans their "Rights" as Englishmen. Thomas
Paine and other valiant Americans refused to allow
King George to license or muzzle use of a "free
press" in opposition to the "Kings Prerogatives".
Through the use of a free press the American people
determined the Agenda of National debate not the
King.
In today's America a lawless Congress [The 1st
Amendment has not been amended. Marbury Vs. Madison
established that an ordinary law cannot amend the
United States Constitution. Election laws are not
Constitutional Amendments.] and a "self-serving
commercial media monopoly" have accomplished
through public ignorance what King George could
not.
Will you help us expose, challenge and repeal
2 USC 431 (9) (B) (i) ?
This should certainly qualify as one of the least
covered and timely stories for 2002. The Paul v.
FEC lawsuit (as in Congressman Ron Paul, et al) is
in the trenches right now as part of the challenges
to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
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