Thursday, September 08, 2005

WA Truth-in-campaign law struck down

WA Truth-in-campaign law struck down

"A state law prohibiting political candidates from lying about their opponents is an unconstitutional violation of free speech and chills political discourse, a state appeals court ruled yesterday."


Well done. As distasteful as most people find campaign ads, they're truly the ultimate in free speech. (And modern ads are pretty tame compared to the stuff they threw at Jefferson and Lincoln...)

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