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Timothy M. Kennedy: In the entire history of the Constitution, we have never amended the Bill of Rights, and now is no time to start. It…

On the recordJune 2, 2014
In the entire history of the Constitution, we have never amended the Bill of Rights, and now is no time to start. It would be wrong to carve an exception to the First Amendment. Campaign finance reform is a serious problem, but it does not require that we twist the meaning of the Constitution.
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Timothy M. Kennedy
New York

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Ted Kennedy argues against amending the Bill of Rights regarding campaign finance reform.

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