"Our constitutional rights do not depend on whether unelected judges believe they advance democracy as they conceive it."
"It is outrageous to say that limiting speech is necessary for democracy."
"In our society, spending is speech."
"We Republicans have put together a responsible and constitutional campaign reform agenda. It would restrict the power of special interest PACs, stop the flow of all soft money, keep wealthy individual..."
"It would empower incumbent politicians in Congress and in the States to write the rules on who gets to speak and who does not."
"The recourse to being criticized is not to shut up your fellow citizens."
"Americans from all walks of life understand how extraordinarily special the First Amendment is."
"Attempts to weaken the First Amendment--such as the proposal before this Committee--should, therefore, pass the highest scrutiny."
"I respectfully submit that they would be wrong now to support the latest proposal to weaken the First Amendment."
"The proposed amendment has it exactly backward."
"This is really great if you are a corporation that owns a newspaper."
"It would give the Government complete control--complete control--over the political speech of its citizens."