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Palin: Let the Vetting Begin

BenDoubleCrossed Wrote: Mar 16, 2012 12:16 PM
In 1974 Congress set limits on contributions by individuals, political parties and PACs. But they exempted the corporate media and created the State approved press: 2 USC 431 (9) (B) (i) The term "expenditure" does not include 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; The press exemption should really be called a press restriction. It is a restriction on participation by 99.9999% of the population that gives .0001% of the population immunity from campaign laws.
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Palin: Let the Vetting Begin

BenDoubleCrossed Wrote: Mar 16, 2012 12:13 PM
If you want to restore the voice of the people in elections start by demanding restoration of equal rights of flesh and blood citizens to use the media to communicate your views! From CENTINEL, NO. II. Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 To the People of Pennsylvania. FRIENDS, COUNTRYMEN, and FELLOW-CITIZENS, As long as the liberty of the press continues unviolated, and the people have the right of expressing and publishing their sentiments upon every public measure, it is next to impossible to enslave a free nation. The state of society must be very corrupt and base indeed, when the people in possession of such a monitor as the press, can be induced to exchange the heaven born blessings o
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Obama's Green-Jobs Fantasies

BenDoubleCrossed Wrote: Mar 12, 2011 11:05 AM
GM’s Volt and Nissan’s Leaf Hours to charge, limited range, few charging stations and government choosing winners and losers via subsidies. Tax dollars spent on Orwellian social engineering is not a legitimate role of government! American Energy Independence is Achievable if government will just get out of the way: Lithium is a rare raw material most of which is found is South America and China? By switching to electrical vehicles we are substituting dependence on foreign oil for dependence on foreign lithium? Subsidizing corn to produce ethanol raises the price of food, reduces food reserves and burning it results in 20% lower gas mileage. If additives really make sense we should convert to hemp! China is not surpassing America in...
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