Raw Story: Constitutional lawyer blasts opponents of Citizens United ruling
Jones Day partner Michael Carvin, a conservative constitutional lawyer, blasted opponents of the controversial Citizens United ruling at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
“I know this has provoked a lot of rhetorical excess and severe criticism, which I must say I find quite puzzling because all Citizens United did was reaffirm what I think is the most basic First Amendment principle that Congress can’t pass laws banning political speech, particularly about members of Congress,” Carvin said at the hearing.
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“Surely no one thinks you could pass a law prohibiting MSNBC from endorsing Barack Obama, even though it used to be owned by General Electric and it’s still a corporation.” Carvin said, adding that opponents of the ruling needed to explain why corporations had become “the red-headed stepchild of the Constitution that is unable to speak.”
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