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by user DNL It's a match made in the Supreme Court, and it comes to a head today. The Court is going to decide if parts of McCain/Feingold -- a campaign finance "reform" law -- mesh with the Constitution. The NRA, AFL-CIO, and ACLU rightly think that it doesn't. That people don't get this is a sad reflection on the state of American civics education. __NOEDITSECTION__ From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki. From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki.

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  • by user DNL It's a match made in the Supreme Court, and it comes to a head today. The Court is going to decide if parts of McCain/Feingold -- a campaign finance "reform" law -- mesh with the Constitution. The NRA, AFL-CIO, and ACLU rightly think that it doesn't. That people don't get this is a sad reflection on the state of American civics education. __NOEDITSECTION__ From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki. From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki.
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  • by user DNL It's a match made in the Supreme Court, and it comes to a head today. The Court is going to decide if parts of McCain/Feingold -- a campaign finance "reform" law -- mesh with the Constitution. The NRA, AFL-CIO, and ACLU rightly think that it doesn't. The entire notion that we should be able to limit the ability of others to participate in the political process is an anathema to the First Amendment. Freedom of speech is right guaranteed specifically so that people can speak their mind about politics without having the King's guillotine come down on one's neck. Freedom to assemble and petition the government is more of the same. Many of us don't have the time to write a letter to our elected official whenever there's an issue we disagree with, and let's face it, letter writing can be ineffective at best. On the other hand, by writing a $50 check to an organization like the ACLU, we let them use their economies of scale to do a lot more than we could do with $50 in stamps, pens, and stationary. That people don't get this is a sad reflection on the state of American civics education. __NOEDITSECTION__ From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki. From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki.
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