THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XII, Issue # 24, February 4, 2010
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS ARE A THREAT TO LIBERALISM
By Christopher G. Adamo
GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE & THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION: THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF RESTRICTIONS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CONTAINED IN THE
MCCAIN-FEINGOLD "BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT OF 2002" -- THE JANUARY 21, 2010, DECISION OF THE U.S.
SUPREME COURT OVERTURNING MAJOR PILLARS OF THE BCRA -- RESTORATION OF FREE POLITICAL SPEECH &
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE U.S.A.
FULL STORY:
The reverberations from Republican Senator Scott Brown’s Massachusetts
election had barely subsided when an even greater shockwave was sent
throughout the Liberal world. On Thursday, January 21, the United States
Supreme Court handed down a decision that overturned major pillars of the
McCain-Feingold "Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002" (BCRA), thereby reestablishing the
ability of the people to express themselves freely during election time, and
thus to publicly hold Washington accountable for its actions.
Of course, such an outrage against the Ruling Class can never be allowed to
stand, if its dreams of imposing the Liberal agenda on the American people
are ever to be realized. The most crucial component of any Liberal program
is a monopoly on the dissemination of information, and the success of every
tinhorn dictator throughout history has hinged on controlling the voice of
the opposition. So, it comes as absolutely no surprise that Barack Hussein Obama is
leading an attack against the Supreme Court, abetted by such Leftists as U.S. Senator
Charles Schumer (Democrat - New York).
High on the Liberal Leftist Democrats' list of objectives, in the wake of Obama’s inauguration as President
last January, was a reinstatement of the socalled “Fairness Doctrine,” which
would ultimately subjugate the entire radio broadcast spectrum to the biases
of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as the final arbiter of who
gets to say what over the “public” airwaves.” It is not difficult to
envision how the Obama administration would wield such power against its critics
in talk-radio. The ferocity of Liberal reactions to the January 21 Supreme Court
ruling tell the whole story.
Initially, the battle plan appears to be to discredit the Court’s decision.
During his State of the Union speech, President Obama specifically attacked the
decision, making alarmist claims that it would result in a great infusion of
“corporate cash” to influence American elections. Not surprisingly, this
charge has been echoed by Schumer, who hysterically asserted that the
“floodgates of special interest money,” meaning the unfettered voice of the
Conservative opposition, will henceforth “undermine our democracy.”
Also, during his State of the Union speech, Obama stoked phony concerns over
the threat of foreign cash subverting the American electoral process. If the
Liberals were to be believed, this single court ruling casts doubts on the
entire future of the American nation. Yet, once again, even a cursory examination of
the historical facts proves quite the opposite.
Throughout the 1990s, the Clinton administration engaged in obscene
fundraising activities in which corruption, even including the obvious
influence of foreign dollars, was rampant. The names Johnnie Chung, John
Huang, James Riady were regularly heard in relation to dubious White House
“coffees,” in which literal bags of laundered money were delivered in
exchange for access to Bill Clinton.
During that same period, U.S. intelligence concluded that Chinese espionage
had completely penetrated this nation’s security. Yet the U.S. Justice
Department, under Attorney General Janet Reno, was deliberately slow to
respond, and by its indifference, clearly telegraphed that it had no
intention of getting to the truth.
Barack Obama’s shrill alarmism regarding the corrupting influence of
corporate involvement in the electoral process would be comical, were his
flagrant hypocrisy not so recognizable as evidence of complete contempt for
the American people. Here is the man who, joined at the hip with ACORN,
worked to construct a veritable revolving door for government funds to be
amassed from taxpayer dollars and disseminated among the “community
organizers” where they could yield the greatest advantage for Democrats.
The election season of 2008 was a time of relentless efforts by ACORN to
work the streets and neighborhoods on behalf of Liberal candidates, and 2009
was the payoff. Under the bogus premise of a “stimulus” to jump start the
lagging economy, ACORN was slated to receive funding in excess of four
billion dollars from the very political machine that now cries “foul” at the
prospect of legitimate campaigning from the rest of America.
Given the fraudulent manner in which the political Left, led by Obama, is attempting
to create panic over the decision, it is no wonder that Supreme Court
Justice Samuel Alito, when attending the State of the Union speech, silently
annunciated the words “Not true” in response to Obama’s accusations against
the Court. Though Alito did not generate the disruption and controversy of
South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson with his “You lie!” outburst during
Obama’s joint-session “healthcare” pitch, it was clear that Judge Alito's regard for
Obama’s integrity parallels that of Wilson.
In truth, America is never threatened by the proliferation of political
speech from Americans, but the country is threatened by selective suppression of political speech. Clearly Obama and
his minions are not bothered by enormous infusions of cash from Liberal
banks and lending institutions, and are even willing to accept overtly
dubious home financing deals in return for access to the seats of power. Nor
will Eric Holder, the thoroughly corrupted Attorney General, be any more
likely to root out malfeasance in this realm than he was predisposed to go
after those Black Panthers who, in the 2008 election, prevented citizens
from voting in Pennsylvania.
A Supreme Court decision that moves America in the direction of the
constitutional principles on which it was founded will revive and invigorate
political debate from a Conservative opposition that has been hamstrung by
disproportionate and unequal government regulation. As a result, barring
more dirty Liberal tricks, the upcoming campaign cycle can take place on a
loud but level playing field.
The rules have changed. The Massachusetts elections proved the vulnerability
of the Liberal Leftist Democratic Party political machine in the face of an informed and
vocal public. And it is this possibility that the Left finds wholly
unacceptable.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics, Political Competition, & the Control of
Public Policy: Elections, Political Parties, Political Factions,
Ideologies, & Special Interest Groups
American Government & the U.S. Presidency:
Presidential Politics & National Leadership
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
Political Correctness, Censorship, Thought Control:
Supression of Unacceptable Views & Opinions
The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, Marxists, & Other Leftists:
The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
Liberalism Versus Conservatism in American Politics
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Conservatism
Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism: Intellectual Foundations
Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo has been active in Wyoming politics for many years and
is a managing partner in Best American Buy (www.bestamericanbuy.com), an
e-commerce business that markets American made products including the
incomparable Abigail Adams Bedspread Set from Bates Mills. Contact
information for Chris Adamo, and his archives, can be found at
www.chrisadamo.com
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