McCain-Feingold Incumbent Protection Period

That's right, boys and girls. It's that time of year again, when the only people allowed - by federal law - to comment on matters of national import are those already in office, "mainstream media" outlets, and those who are willing to put up with Uncle Sam digging through their underwear drawers for signs of partisan sponsorship.

You want to comment on what the Chimpanzee-in-Chief is doing? Oops! You're a federal criminal! You want to talk about the law Congress is currently trying to shove through that would eliminate habeas corpus for anyone who is even accused of terrorism? Gotcha again! Hell, if you just want to talk about the fact that the Violence Against Women Act bans anyone who receives federal money from utilizing any form of domestic violence programs other than those based on the "Duluth Model", and explicitly excludes male victims of domestic violence from any programs that receive federal funding, you're screwed again.

Well, guess what? If I'm going to be classed as a criminal because I believe the First Amendment applies to my ramblings in this space, I'm going to make the most of it. I hereby declare this blog to be a Free Press, published whenever I damned well feel like publishing it, as recognized and protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution for the United States of America.

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When you let people do what they want, you get Woodstock.
When you let governments do what they want, you get Auschwitz.