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Originally Posted by AGDee
I can see where this could be seen as a limit on a right to assembly, but not of speech. Nobody would be stopping them from saying anything they want during their alloted times, or at any other time either. However, we do have certain laws in affect with regards to elections that could arguably be seen as such also, so there is some precedent. There are limits on how close to the polls campaigners can be, where literature can be distributed, etc. I wouldn't see this as being all that different from those rules. All of those rules were more geared toward eliminating campaign funds/contributions than shortening the time.
Just before the last election, the calls completely filled up my voicemails both at home (while at work) and at work (while at home) to the point that I couldn't receive messages that I needed to receive. THAT is annoying. Perhaps this is considerably worse in battleground states?
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It must be worse there. It's never happened here although I did get a bunch of calls before the Republican primary. I just deleted.
Do we have any current laws that limit when candidates can speak right now? I got the impression that you wouldn't expect them to be on TV, putting ads out, etc earlier than you noted.
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