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Ted Cruz: SNL’s Lorne Michaels could be thrown in jail if Dems undo ‘Citizens United’
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/10/ted-cruz-snls-lorne-michaels-thrown-in-jail-if-democrats-undo-citizens-united/
Ted Cruz: SNL’s Lorne Michaels could be thrown in jail if Dems undo ‘Citizens United’
By Travis Gettys
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:19 EDT
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels could be thrown in jail if a Constitutional amendment on campaign finance is passed.
The Tea Party conservative said Tuesday on the Senate floor that the Democratic proposal, which faces a vote Wednesday, would give Congress the authority to prohibit corporations from engaging in political speech, reported Politico.
“Well, NBC — which airs ‘Saturday Night Live’ — is a corporation,” Cruz said.
Cruz displayed a board showing comedians from the show impersonating various political figures, and the senator made a brief attempt to imitate Dana Carvey’s famous impersonation of former President George H.W. Bush.
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