First Amendment For Lefists Only?

Unsurprisingly, Democrats are proving why the First Amendment should not be interpreted as managed speech. As promised, they are undermining the recent Citizens United Supreme Court decision, but are creating loopholes large enough for their own special interests to drive a union through.

Washington is shocked top Democrats gave the National Rifle Association – one of the most powerful lobbies in town – its own loophole in legislation designed to increase disclosure requirements on campaign spending following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.

The untold story is that Democrats assuaged organized labor’s early opposition to the bill by tailoring its provisions to eke out space for unions.

For example, restrictions on companies that received government bailouts during the financial crisis apply to businesses, but not unions: Under the DISCLOSE Act, General Motors can’t tell you who to vote for, but the United Auto Workers union can.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/21/disclose-act-shields-democrat-leaning-groups-from-disclosure-requirements/#ixzz0rUJ0j5GZ