Friday, October 23, 2015





Obama Calls for Amendment Limiting Free-Speech Rights

President Barack Obama endorsed a constitutional amendment that would restrict the free-speech rights of political activist groups by overturning the Supreme Court decision in the landmark Citizens United v FEC case that granted First Amendment rights to corporations.

“Over the longer term, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United,” Obama wrote during a question and answer session on the website Reddit on Wednesday.

“Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change.”

In its decision, the Supreme Court said that the government could not restrict the free-speech rights of organizations during elections, striking down key provisions of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law.

That law restricted how much money independent political organizations could spend and banned them from engaging in election-related speech 60 days prior to a general election.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Obama does not object to union campaign activities, only to those who do not support Liberals (and unions).

Anonymous said...

Anon 12:04

Or corporate campaigning via Comcast/NBC, etc.

Bird of Paradise said...

HITLER+STALIN+MAO+CASTRO=OBAMA

stinky said...


“Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change.”

If the amendment process falls short, then legal change is impossible since free speech is a constitutional right. The only pressure that could be applied would be pressure for illegal change.

Alpha Skua said...

OBAMA STINKS,STINKS,STINKS,STINKS,STINKS

Stan B said...

For some reason, Liberals believe that individual rights go away when people gather together in groups!

Anonymous said...

Stan,
Not if they are progressive groups.
MDH

Moonbird said...

Liberals don't think they get headaches when they use their walnut sized brains

Anonymous said...

His administration in conjunction with the IRS has already taken steps to limit the speech of "objectionable" political groups.