Taking Down D’Souza and Other Abuses of Power

Library of Law and Liberty:

Criticizing the President doesn’t make you immune from campaign finance laws. But context matters. In light of the attacks Democratic politicians have launched on the legitimacy of opposition political speech, even unbiased observers can be forgiven for thinking that the government’s charges look like the crassest form of political retaliation and intimidation. Talk like thugs who want to use the law to silence and intimidate your political opponents, and people might think you are thugs who do use the law to silence and intimidate your political opponents.

The shame – and perhaps the most alarming aspect of the D’Souza arrest—is that Democrats seem comfortable with that.

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