Assault on the 1st Amendment

There was a full on assault on the 1st Amendment recently at the Capitol disguised as "campaign reform" by Speaker (King) Mike Moyle.

He brought forth two RSs (now are bills H306 and H307). Both of these bills deal with "lying" during campaign season. All sounds decent enough, right? 
 

H306 completely rewrites code on what "libel" is and also makes it a felony rather than a misdemeanor. We already have laws dealing with libel. Why this full on assault? Lies have no place in politics, and we've lost good legislators who've had mailers sent out that were complete lies... but who decides what is a lie and what is not? Do we create a Ministry of Truth to help us decide?

H307 seems to create that Ministry of Truth in the Secretary of State's office. It allows candidates to make an accusation of a lie and the accused has a certain amount of time to refute it... all posted on the Secretary of State's website for all to see.

Call to Action!

Email both the House and the Senate and tell them you are a big giant NO on H306 and H307 and prefer to keep your 1st Amendment freedoms.

www.emailidaho.com

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