Thursday, September 11, 2014

NRO Misinforms On Money In Politics And Proposed Citizens United Amendment

www.mediamatters.org/blog/2014/09/10/nro-misinforms-on-money-in-politics-and-propose/200723
"Although the proposed amendment is intended to restore the First Amendment to its pre-Citizens United interpretation, right-wing media are already denouncing the Senate's attempts to stem the explosion of unregulated high-dollar donations with wild exaggerations. In a September 9 editorial, NRO complained that Democrats were planning to "repeal the First Amendment" by proposing the Citizens United amendment -- which the editorial board called "an attack on basic human rights, the Constitution, and democracy itself" -- and suggested the move would "censor newspapers and television reports"."