‘The Intimidation Game’: The Story Behind the Left’s Attacks on the First Amendment
By Kimberley Strassel | July 29, 2016 | 1:15 PM EDT
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This week’s Philadelphia convention is playing host to a string of Democratic speakers promising to alter the First Amendment, to give government more control over who can engage in politics. “The Intimidation Game,” tells the story behind those calls.
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision freed up millions of Americans to again speak openly in elections. No longer able to bar their opponents from engaging in politics, and unable to win the public debate, the left adopted a new strategy: to intimidate and threaten their political opponents out of the arena. “The Intimidation Game” is the exposé of these tactics. It’s the first real telling of how Democrats used the IRS to shut down Tea Party groups and harass conservative donors. It’s the story of how liberal prosecutors persecute political opponents with investigations. It chronicles the rise of activist groups who mount blackmail and boycott campaigns against free-market groups. And it is a narrative of the average Americans who have also found themselves on target lists, forced to defend their Constitutional rights to take part in democracy.
Below is an excerpt, part of the story of how a Wisconsin prosecutor used secret subpoenas and predawn raids to threaten conservative groups and individuals who supported Gov. Scott Walker’s reforms. To read all of “The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech” go now to Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com.
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http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kimberley-strassel/2016/07/29/intimidation-game-story-behind-lefts-attacks-first-amendment
