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I think it is their right to do so. free speech means you have the right to say what you want while having to listen tot he other side say just the opposite. why do you think free speech is bad
Free speech is not bad, corruption is bad. Abortion clinics were always allowed to speak, but now they are allowed to buy the representatives, and there is the problem. But I have had enough of this repetition with you. Obviously you have no problem with the ruling, so don't worry about it. I think you will see the problem later this year when the the ads kick in for mid-term elections.
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Free speech is not bad, corruption is bad. Abortion clinics were always allowed to speak, but now they are allowed to buy the representatives, and there is the problem. But I have had enough of this repetition with you. Obviously you have no problem with the ruling, so don't worry about it. I think you will see the problem later this year when the the ads kick in for mid-term elections.
You assume incorrectly that I will be offended because some Corporation will make an add that i will not agreer with. You are wrong. I support them making what ads they want. If they make a false ad they will be sued . So freedom of speech means everyone is on equal footing. No need for 527s .
So freedom of speech means everyone is on equal footing.
Really? Somehow I think those with more money can buy more air-time, but I guess that's just me.
Corporations will have the politicians under complete control. They will say "we'll throw in a 50 million dollar ad campaign, if you do this and this for us when you get in Congress". Can you imagine the increase in pork? That is why the anti-corruption law was put in place.
And to think, we could have seen Hilary, the movie on TV had this ruling come out during the last election cycle.
It is a timely change considering the White House Chief of Staff's comment... (http://newsbusters.org/blogs/seton-motley/2010/01/18/wh-chief-staff-emanuels-joke-first-amendment-its-highly-overrated-its- - broken link)
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"When you think about the First Amendment...you think it's highly overrated."
Really? Somehow I think those with more money can buy more air-time, but I guess that's just me.
Corporations will have the politicians under complete control. They will say "we'll throw in a 50 million dollar ad campaign, if you do this and this for us when you get in Congress". Can you imagine the increase in pork? That is why the anti-corruption law was put in place.
They do that today. The deal obama made with Big Pharma preempted their ad campaign against obamacare. That didn't bother you?
Really? Somehow I think those with more money can buy more air-time, but I guess that's just me.
Corporations will have the politicians under complete control. They will say "we'll throw in a 50 million dollar ad campaign, if you do this and this for us when you get in Congress". Can you imagine the increase in pork? That is why the anti-corruption law was put in place.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
McCain-Feingold abridged free speech. It is just that simple.
What really happened was the Supreme Court protected free speech. Don't forget this ruling applies to unions too.
And churches too, i believe.
It's time to pass the EmployeeFreeChoice Act to level the playing field with the "big boys" since the "union" was marginalized a long time ago. If a "corporation" can have First Amendment Rights, so can anyone inside working within that corporation.
If they throw 50 million dollar ad campaign to get their boy in Congress, they will want some serious pork in return.
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