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Decision. hes not talking about support. hes not talking about handing out leaflets or a sign in his yard. hes talking about the ability to the give money to candidates. thats not the same thing. it doesnt deserve the same kinds of first amendment protection. the people who have the wherewithal to give multimillion dollar checks to party leaders will have a lot of influence but its going to be at the expense of the rest of us. >> do you worry theres a quid pro goal? the watergate era brought on ...

Out leaflets or a sign in his yard. hes talking about the ability to the give money to candidates. thats not the same thing. it doesnt deserve the same kinds of first amendment protection. the people who have the wherewithal to give multimillion dollar checks to party leaders will have a lot of influence but its going to be at the expense of the rest of us. >> do you worry theres a quid pro goal? the watergate era brought on the idea of more of these regulations. is that what you see here? >> th...

The political parties will be strengthened here, outside groups will be strengthened, those who would come together in a committee fashion, wont they overwhelm the individuals ability? robert, to have the kind of impact that mr. mccutcheon says is so important? >> well, first of all, he says he wants to support a lot of candidates, he is free to do that and he was free to do that before the decision. hes not talking about support. hes not talking about handing out leaflets or a sign in his yard....

Ago, thomas jefferson said every constitution naturally expires after 19 years. i feel im 200 years overdue. i have been slacking for two centuries. >> serving the country, really. >> doing this book. >> yeah. >> kevin, what bugged you the both? youre reading this document that people like meacham says stands the test of time. you and i both know its flawed. >> its full of misspellings. it doesnt mention slavery or facebook. i dont know why they overlooked that. you have the preamble, which peop...

The prosecution about its evidence against the militia. including audio tapes of suspects talking about killing police officers. judge roberts ruling expressioned skepticism about the merits of the governments case, saying, quote, the united states is correct that it need not wait until people are killed before it arrests conspirators. but the defendants are also correct. their right to engage in hate-filled venomous speech is a right that deserves first amendment protection. discussions about k...