The Thief's Bill Of Rights?

"True to her name, La Hammer will go down heavy for a wad of bills. But don't call her a hooker - she doesn't come cheap." (Via Naked Republicans)

The First Amendment is the current go-to defense for almost anybody doing anything sketchy these days. Somehow, freedom of speech has been construed to mean the supposed right to do anything irrespective of its broader legality. But for once, the defense has failed for former associates of malfeasant Republican whore Tom Delay.

John Colyandro and Jim Ellis had challenged the laws on money laundering as infringing on their First Amendment rights. But the Austin appeals court sanely ruled 9-0 that they were wrong.

The court said Colyandro and Ellis had "improperly challenged the constitutionality of the money-laundering statute". Thank you, Austin appeals court. Thank you for your sanity in establishing as precedent that the First Amendment is not a thief's bill of rights.