Politics and the Pulpit

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September 13, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

All too frequently, regulation is a scale that balances the arbitrary against the vague.  Decreasing one tips the scale towards the other.  According to ...

The License in Licensing

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September 12, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

Mr Carlson: I had one of my disc jockeys, Dr Johnny Fever, give me the lyrics to a song. He wants to ...

Yes, senator, McCain-Feingold does censor political speech

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September 12, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

CCP Chairman Brad Smith answers Sen. Feingold's assertion that speech is not censored under McCain-Feingold.  Says Smith in today's Examiner:

Feingold’s position is disingenuous. For ...

Can America Survive Half Censored/Half Free? Thoughts on “The Path to 9/11”

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September 11, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

CCP Chairman Bradley Smith offers some provocative thoughts on efforts to censor the ABC docudrama, "The Path to 9/11," and notes that demands to censor ...

McCain-Feingold Electioneering Brownout Kicks in Today

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September 8, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

The "electioneering communications" provisions of the McCain-Feingold law kick into place today.  This means no union or corporate money may be used to finance ...

Campaign Finance “Reform” and Voter Suppression

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September 5, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Is campaign finance reform unconstitutional vote suppression? Maybe.  Click the headline to read more.

A Wisconsin ruling raises questions about campaign finance “reform.”

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September 1, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

A decision by the Wisconsin State Election Board disrupts the Wisconsin governor's race.  The decision illustrates a too-little discussed part of the price we pay for ...

Political Pull at the FEC

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August 31, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

On Monday the FEC rejected a proposal to pass an interim rule allowing for grassroots issue ads to air during campaign season.  The proposal ...

The Millionaires’ Amendment: Making Elections More Fair?

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August 30, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The FEC has concluded in an advisory opinion that personal spending in the Washington State Republican primary by U.S. Senate Candidate Michael McGavick does not trigger ...

Reporter Alert: The New York Times and a “Grassroots” Lobbying Exception

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August 28, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

The Federal Election Commission is poised this week to consider crafting a regulation providing a limited grassroots lobbying exception to McCain-Feingold's 60 day pre-election ...

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