FrankRep
10-11-2010, 09:53 PM
Democrats unleash the IRS and Justice on donors to their political opponents. (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536370151720874.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion)
Wall Street Journal
OCTOBER 10, 2010
If at first you don't succeed, get some friends in high places to shut your opponents up. That's the latest Washington power play, as Democrats and liberals attack the Chamber of Commerce and independent spending groups in an attempt to stop businesses from participating in politics.
Since the Supreme Court's January decision in Citizens United v. FEC, Democrats in Congress have been trying to pass legislation to repeal the First Amendment for business, though not for unions. Having failed on that score, they're now turning to legal and political threats. Funny how all of this outrage never surfaced when the likes of Peter Lewis of Progressive insurance and George Soros helped to make Democrats financially dominant in 2006 and 2008.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536370151720874.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion
Wall Street Journal
OCTOBER 10, 2010
If at first you don't succeed, get some friends in high places to shut your opponents up. That's the latest Washington power play, as Democrats and liberals attack the Chamber of Commerce and independent spending groups in an attempt to stop businesses from participating in politics.
Since the Supreme Court's January decision in Citizens United v. FEC, Democrats in Congress have been trying to pass legislation to repeal the First Amendment for business, though not for unions. Having failed on that score, they're now turning to legal and political threats. Funny how all of this outrage never surfaced when the likes of Peter Lewis of Progressive insurance and George Soros helped to make Democrats financially dominant in 2006 and 2008.
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Full Story:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536370151720874.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion