The Decline of Free Speech

Dimitri Vassilaros says:

A cold front is blowing in from Washington State. Calling it "chilling" does not do it justice. It should send a shudder down the spine of anyone who still believes in the First Amendment.

Two Seattle radio talk hosts had the nerve to say how they felt about an issue and then to offer more than lip service.

Their rants against a gas tax increase, as well as their efforts to raise money and circulate petitions, were determined to be in-kind contributions by a local judge, who recently reaffirmed his earlier ruling.

That meant the radio station had to put a dollar value on what the hosts had said. The estimate of that in-kind contribution of $100,000 of airtime was reported as a campaign donation under state law

The McCain-Feingold mindset is rather un-American.