Free Speech???

In this Breitbart article, the "Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether government regulation of a movie critical of former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton might also be used to ban books critical of political hopefuls during election season."

So John McCain, twice Presidential Candidate, a so-called Republican, proposed legislation titled McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform. Part of that legislation limits individual contributions to $2,000 for a political candidate; and "regulates" communication "60 days before a general election or 30 days before a presidential primary or convention."

I question OUT LOUD the usurpation of "Congress shall make no law [] abridging the freedom of speech." Abridge defined by Random House Dictionary means to shorten; diminish; or curtail. So, McCain-Feingold was a piece of Federal Legislation, that curtailed your ability, my ability, every American's ability, to publicly "communicate" "60 days before a general election or 30 days before a presidential primary or convention."

My anger at even having the Supreme Court hear this case stems from James Madison's warning to us, in Federalist Paper 84 "go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers not granted; and, on this very account, would afford a colorable pretext to claim more than were granted. For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why, for instance, should it be said that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no power is given by which restrictions may be imposed?"

It's absurd to even have this discussion about the exact power the Federal Government has to abridge our Freedom of Speech when they have no power to regulate it to begin with! "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It's quintessential to understand where our Rights come and then to logically conclude that the only Being capable of curtailing any Right is the Being that bestowed it. If our Rights are from our Creator, then what man is capable of taking one away? Answer that question. Then ask yourself, why is it that we continually allow Republicans and Democrats to infringe upon our Rights?

President Obama's Treasury Secretary is already asking for an unfettered Right to seize any financial institution based on consent from the President and 2/3 of the Federal Reserve Board. Read this Washington Post article. Where did that Right come from? Government seizures of private assets for public control is nothing short of fascism. Soon, President Obama will launch an attack on our other Rights, such as the Right to Bear Arms. Telling us to give up a little Liberty for a little Security. Will the People will acquiesce? I won't. Liberate our Republic!