“Fortunately, all of these sources of influence operate competitively. Some of the persuaders want us to buy or believe one thing, others to buy or believe something else. It is the competitive nature of our society that keeps us, on balance, relatively free.
But what would happen if new sources of control began to emerge that had little or no competition? And what if new means of control were developed that were far more powerful – and far more invisible – than any that have existed in the past? And what if new types of control allowed a handful of people to exert enormous influence not just over the citizens of the US but over most of the people on Earth?”
What if people could write without committing speculation and slippery slope fallacies – what if Eleanor Roosevelt could fly...
This illustrates well the fundamental wisdom of Citizens United, and the fundamental truth that is its foundation: that it's ultimately the sole responsibility of each voter to research the issues and candidates, to base their votes on that research, and reject attack ads, partisan demagoguery, and 'internet mind control' to cast ballots in accordance with the facts and the truth.
And if voters are too lazy or stupid or apathetic to do the needed research, allowing themselves to be unduly influenced by 'internet mind control' and the like, then that's a problem far more serious than any government regulation might solve, whether that regulation is Constitutional or not.
