At 09:04 PM 6/19/01 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
>> If the writers of the 1st Amendment intended it to apply to the States, why
>> did they specifically single out "Congress shall pass no law......" They
>> could have easily said "No government shall......" Indeed, I think it is
>> impossible to view the Constitution in any other context than that of the
>> States placing limits upon the powers of the Federal Govt., relative to the
>> States.
>
>By you're analysis then, there would be nothing wrong with states passing
>campaign finance laws that restrict spending?
Well, it depends on the Law. ;-) I just haven't seen a campaign finance
law that seems workable and effective yet.
More to the point, though, there *would* be something wrong with a State
passing such a Law, it just would not be unConstituional.*
JDG
* - It would, however, violate a great many State Constitutions that have a
free speech provision in the State Constitution.
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