McConnell: Obama Seeking to Change First Amendment ‘An Act of Radicalism’ TOPICS:amend first amendmentcitizens unitedconstitutional amendmentdavid axelrodfirst amendment free speechMcConnell Obama Seeking to Change First Amendment An Act of Radicalismmitch mcconnellpeoples right amendmentsilence political speech Posted By: BMartin1776 June 18, 2012 By Nicholas Ballasy Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned that President Barack Obama is seeking to change the First Amendment to keep corporate money out of political campaigns.