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Free speech victory...well not really
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld an appeals court ruling involving a Wisconsin groups commercials before the 2004 election.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070625/...ign_finance_10 However, two out of the 5, (Roberts and Alito) voted to uphold this challenge to McCain-Feingold in this rather narrow case. They did not vote to overturn the general principle involved: that the government can ban ads 60 days before an election paid for by private groups. Not surprisingly the Bush Administration favored the position of its two appointees. How 6 out of 9 Supreme Court Justices believe that this is not a violation of the First Amendment is simply amazing. |
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