Federal appeals court invalidates Campaign Finance Reform Rules

Notice that the NRA is mentioned in <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR200909... quote about campaign finance laws</a>:

<blockquote>Michael E. Toner, a former FEC chairman and former chief counsel to the Republican National Committee, said the ruling will provide a boost to outside groups at the expense of established political parties, which must continue to function under stringent financial limits.

"If you're the Sierra Club or NRA, you can use soft money for these kinds of activities; if you're the RNC or DNC, you can't," Toner said. "They are definitely at a competitive disadvantage."</blockquote>

Does everyone remember when we said that "campaign finance" laws were limitations against The People and our Free Speech? It has nothing to do with campaigns, really, since the article mentions "the fundraising juggernaut of President Obama, who <strong>shattered past records</strong> by raising more than $750 million during his 2008 campaign." (emphasis ours)

"The First Amendment, as the Court has construed it, safeguards the right of citizens to band together and pool their resources . . . to express their views about policy issues and candidates for public office," [Federal appeals judge] Kavanaugh wrote in his 44-page opinion.

Please think about that quote the next time we ask you to join your local gun club. We joined <a href="http://www.gonh.org">ours</a>.