Dam* the First Amendment when it comes to dissing the First Amendment

They came for my neighbor, and I said nothing....then they came for me....

"First, we will expand the restriction on oral communications to cover all persons, not just federally registered lobbyists. For the first time, we will reach contacts not only by registered lobbyists but also by unregistered ones, as well as anyone else exerting influence on the process. We concluded this was necessary under the unique circumstances of the stimulus program.