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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Three reasons not to sweat the 'Citizens United' ruling

(By Ed Morrissey, Hot Air) - After all, what are corporations? They are legal conglomerations of citizens uniting for specific purposes, and as courts have ruled consistently, constitutional rights don’t disappear just because citizens choose to organize. The multiple ironies of the shrieking hysterics over the 'Citizens United v FEC' starts by having supposed free-speech advocates hyperventilate against a Supreme Court ruling that actually 'struck down' government censorship of free speech. Reason TV’s Nick Gillespie explains why our Republic is not endangered by the ruling — and where the 'real' danger of corporatism lies:


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