Friday, March 04, 2005

Equal Protection Under The Law

If my blog's advocation of the defeat of Mark Dayton (or any of the other Democratic dwarves that will replace him) and the (likely) endorsement of the eventual Republican candidate, is a "contribution"; what is the endorsement, by the Star Tribune newspaper, of the Democratic candidate (probability approaching absolute certainty) and its advocacy of the defeat of the Republican candidate? Free Speech? Don't I, as a private citizen, deserve (at a minimum) the same speech protections under law as a corporation? TBFKADV points us to a blatant attack on freedom of political speech by Federal Elections Commission. One more absurdity from the McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reforms". But perhaps I shouldn't be so dismissive of the valiant efforts of the Honorable Senators McCain and Feingold, at least it took the money out of political campaigns.