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Transcript Of An Interview With The Five Conservative Justices About The Recent Corporate Free Speech Case.

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JR: May I offer you some amontillado?

YR: No.

JR: You're darn right we struck a blow against democracy. We think important decisions having a big effect on the country should be made by the five of us, not the louts who are elected to Congress or the Executive. We particularly think we should be the ones to elect the President. Four of us and the sainted Justice O'Connor elected George Bush and nothing bad resulted from that, did it? That guy Obama is lucky there were no hanging chads in 2008 or John McCain would be the President.

May I offer you some amontillado?

AK: My decision is a victory for free speech. In the first place, our freedom of speech prevailed, so the decision is a victory for free speech. Then too, I don't know whether you read that rag the New York Times and read the article by Sheryl Gay Stolberg in the January 24th issue. She really knows what's up with the Supreme Court since she so rarely writes about it. And she said "The ruling was expected to unleash a torrent of attack advertisements in the coming midterm election." Good. That is a victory for free speech too. BANZAI!!!!

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