Cruz Goes Off on Dem Effort to Reverse Citizens United: ‘Where Did the Liberals Go?’

Cruz America is an ░░░░░░░░ country When our country ░░░░░░░░ founded we crafted a ░░░░░░░░ that Thomas Jefferson explained ░░░░░░░░ serve as chains to ░░░░░░░░ the mischief of government ░░░░░░░░ has never been more ░░░░░░░░ of government than there ░░░░░░░░ right now And the ░░░░░░░░ of Rights the first ░░░░░░░░ amendments to the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ precious to every American ░░░░░░░░ Bill of Rights begins ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment For ░░░░░░░░ two centuries Congress has ░░░░░░░░ dared to mess with ░░░░░░░░ Bill of Rights This ░░░░░░░░ here today if adopted ░░░░░░░░ repeal the free speech ░░░░░░░░ of the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ Chairman when citizens hear ░░░░░░░░ they gasp As immune ░░░░░░░░ we are to abuse ░░░░░░░░ power of government citizens ░░░░░░░░ still astonished that members ░░░░░░░░ Congress would dare support ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment And ░░░░░░░░ s be clear this ░░░░░░░░ doesn t just do ░░░░░░░░ to for corporation or ░░░░░░░░ do it to billionaires ░░░░░░░░ in this amendment is ░░░░░░░░ to corporations or billionaires ░░░░░░░░ amendment would give Congress ░░░░░░░░ authority to regulate the ░░░░░░░░ speech of every single ░░░░░░░░ with no limitations whatsoever ░░░░░░░░ amendments is about power ░░░░░░░░ its about politicians silencing ░░░░░░░░ citizens Mr Chairman when ░░░░░░░░ elected Democrats abandon the ░░░░░░░░ of Rights Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ did the liberals go ░░░░░░░░ 1997 when a similar ░░░░░░░░ was introduced here s ░░░░░░░░ Ted Kennedy said about ░░░░░░░░ In the entire history ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution we have ░░░░░░░░ amended the Bill of ░░░░░░░░ and now is no ░░░░░░░░ to start It would ░░░░░░░░ wrong to carve an ░░░░░░░░ to the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ finance reform is a ░░░░░░░░ problem but it does ░░░░░░░░ require we twist the ░░░░░░░░ of the Constitution Mr ░░░░░░░░ here s what Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Feingold said Mr President ░░░░░░░░ Constitution of this country ░░░░░░░░ not a rough draft ░░░░░░░░ must stop treating it ░░░░░░░░ such The First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ the bedrock of the ░░░░░░░░ of Rights It has ░░░░░░░░ its underpinnings that each ░░░░░░░░ has a natural and ░░░░░░░░ right to disagree with ░░░░░░░░ elected leaders Not if ░░░░░░░░ amendment passes If this ░░░░░░░░ passes Congress can say ░░░░░░░░ the citizens are no ░░░░░░░░ citizens you are subjects ░░░░░░░░ we repealed the First ░░░░░░░░ and taken away your ░░░░░░░░ to speak Senator Feingold ░░░░░░░░ 2001 said the following ░░░░░░░░ a very similar amendment ░░░░░░░░ proposed constitutional amendment would ░░░░░░░░ the scope of the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment I find nothing ░░░░░░░░ sacred and treasured in ░░░░░░░░ nation s history than ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment It is ░░░░░░░░ bedrock of the Bill ░░░░░░░░ Rights It has as ░░░░░░░░ underpinnings that every citizen ░░░░░░░░ the fundamental right to ░░░░░░░░ with his her government ░░░░░░░░ want to leave the ░░░░░░░░ Amendment undisturbed Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ agree with Ted Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ Russ Feingold And where ░░░░░░░░ the liberals today Why ░░░░░░░░ there not a liberal ░░░░░░░░ here defending the Bill ░░░░░░░░ Rights and the First ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chairman 42 Democrats ░░░░░░░░ signed their name to ░░░░░░░░ constitutional amendment that would ░░░░░░░░ Congress the power to ░░░░░░░░ Planned Parenthood and the ░░░░░░░░ Right to Life 42 ░░░░░░░░ have signed their name ░░░░░░░░ giving Congress the right ░░░░░░░░ muzzle Sierra Club the ░░░░░░░░ Rifle Association and the ░░░░░░░░ Center on Handgun Violence ░░░░░░░░ muzzle Michael Moore and ░░░░░░░░ D Souza To muzzle ░░░░░░░░ Teamsters at the National ░░░░░░░░ Association To muzzle the ░░░░░░░░ To muzzle the Anti ░░░░░░░░ League To muzzle pastors ░░░░░░░░ priests and rabbis that ░░░░░░░░ their parishioners to be ░░░░░░░░ in politics Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ I am introducing two ░░░░░░░░ to further protect the ░░░░░░░░ speech rights of individuals ░░░░░░░░ will be discussing those ░░░░░░░░ in this hearing But ░░░░░░░░ would note that this ░░░░░░░░ if adopted would give ░░░░░░░░ power to ban books ░░░░░░░░ to ban movies And ░░░░░░░░ the way Citizens United ░░░░░░░░ about fining a movie ░░░░░░░░ who made a movie ░░░░░░░░ of Hillary Clinton Mr ░░░░░░░░ Ray Bradbury would be ░░░░░░░░ because we are seeing ░░░░░░░░ 451 Democrats Today the ░░░░░░░░ people should be angry ░░░░░░░░ this and Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ Senators that put their ░░░░░░░░ should be embarrassed that ░░░░░░░░ have signed up for ░░░░░░░░ the free speech amendment ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment.”