This law is identical to a 1934 law that makes annonying people anonymously over the phone illegal; based on Supreme Court precedent, this doesn't apply to speech protected by the first amendment. So sure, Congress was lazy in passing this law without explicitly making it comply with the first amendment, but since it implicitly complies, it's not going to be overturned.
Information from The Volokh Conspiracy, http://volokh.com
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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