So Much for Freedom of Speech

[Buff]

So much for free speech

WASHINGTON - A conservative group asked federal election officials on Thursday to investigate whether television ads for director Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" violate campaign finance law regulating when commercials may feature a presidential candidate.

The group Citizens United contended that commercials for "Fahrenheit 9/11" fall under federal campaign finance law. Regulations prohibit the use of corporate money to air ads identifying a presidential candidate in the 30 days before his party's nominating convention and the 60 days before the Nov. 2 election.

The worst part of this is that the law was challenged AND UPHELD by the Supreme Court, even though it is blatantly unconstitutional. I am not fan of Moore's, but this is an attack on all of our freedom. And now people are going to use the law to limit free speech.

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Buff@Jun 24 2004, 04:06 PM
So much for free speech

The worst part of this is that the law was challenged AND UPHELD by the Supreme Court, even though it is blatantly unconstitutional. I am not fan of Moore's, but this is an attack on all of our freedom. And now people are going to use the law to limit free speech.

Why don't they just take Bush's milliseconds he's on the screen in the ads out of the ads?

I may be dreaming this, but I swear this issue has been raised before in a similar situation with the same results....

[Buff]

Originally posted by Peaches+Jun 24 2004, 02:12 PM-->