Pelosi: hey, let’s amend the Constitution so we can regulate political speech
http://twitter.com/#!/SaddleBum/status/193655079369326593
Terence Jeffrey at CNS News reports that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) supports an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to allow greater regulation of political speech:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday endorsed a movement announced by other congressional Democrats on Wednesday to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress to regulate political speech when it is engaged in by corporations as opposed to individuals.
The First Amendment says in part: “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…”
Television and radio networks, newspapers, publishing houses, movie studios and think tanks, as well as political action committees, are usually organized as, or elements of, corporations.
This probably went over pretty well among Beltway Democrats, but many Twitter users saw it as an attack on freedom of speech and were a bit reluctant to go along:
Pelosi wants to amend constitution to bypass SCOTUS ruling on Citizens United #ocra #tcot #teaparty
— Bill (@DefendWallSt) April 20, 2012
This is an IN YOUR FACE assault on free speech; the repeal of the 1st amendment WATCH: Pelosi: 'Amend the Constitution' http://t.co/Vuii1Vkt
— ezstming (@ezstming62) April 21, 2012
Pelosi aims to rewrite 1st Amendment http://t.co/2ue1sc6r #pompous #Don'teventhinkaboutit #elitist
— Joana Giannangelo (@EarnWithJoana) April 21, 2012
If we let #dems destroy our right to free speech, we have destroyed America. Wake Up! Stop the Lunatic Left now! http://t.co/k5hmynlp #dems
— Shattera Heart (@shatteraheart) April 21, 2012
San Fran Nan Pelosi is attacking the 1st Amendment of the Constitution – again. Progressavists like her do not like free speech. We do.
— Gerald Seypura PhD (@dr_gerry) April 21, 2012
