paddymurphy
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Read the first amendment. Cannot tell me I can't spend my money to support a candidate I like.No, I am against limiting Speech, so IMO, they made the right call.
In both cases the Right is for Rights, and the Left is for Government Power.
Citizen's United is for corporation rights to have the same equal footing as a living breathing human & has nothing to do with 'speech' & everything to do with buying elections.
If you want to craft policy that effects or even targetts corporations, then they have an interest and IMO, a right to participate in the debate.
Their 'right' to participate in a debate has deeper pockets & therefore their 'rights' of interest carry more weight than the average American; & buys politicians that will favor their interests (for better or worse) over society as a whole.
So, instead you want to shut them up, so you can craft policy that targets them and their wealth, which is actually the wealth of stockholders, many though retirement plans and you can take their money and use it for your agenda with less effort.
The real answer is to the problems of politicians for sale is to vote out the politicians who are for sale.
Why are you trying to put words in my mouth so you can justify your own position?
I'd like to see campaign reform that takes ALL outside $ away from the election process, especially PACs. I would like to see the playing field leveled to give EVERYONE... (D)s (R)s & Indies an equal footing & an equal chance for election & may the BEST person for the job actually win.. not who had the most cashish to buy their way into political office.
What a radical concept 'eh?
LOL.