I think the Governor of Tennessee said it best. The first amendment is protective for the labor movement, for the media, for special interest groups, and one class in American politics has been carved out for denial of first amendment rights: the candidates. That is not appropriate.
Discussing the First Amendment rights of candidates during a Senate floor debate.
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