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**LoisCampon** · 01-23-2010, 11:30 PM

Follow the money.

No, follow the MANY -

Laws that restrict any ‘entity’ (corporate or individual) from fully expressing their political viewpoint is clearly a violation of the first amendmant.

Corporations that choose to use their own funds in order to ‘express’ those political views are simply excersizing a fundamental constitutional right which is fully protected by the first amendment: an obvious fact to anyone who understands - and upholds - constitutional constructionist principals.

This is not a matter of ‘what I like’, it’s a matter of ‘what is the rule of law’ regarding constitutionality - as it was understood by the framers of that very constitution.

This ruling is simply correcting a prior flawed decision; and is in good standing with the majority americans - according to the gallup poll anyway.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/125333/Pu...spx?CSTS=alert

exerpt -
January 22, 2010
Public Agrees With Court: Campaign Money Is "Free Speech"
But have mixed views on other issues at heart of new Supreme Court ruling
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' broad views about corporate spending in elections generally accord with the Supreme Court's decision Thursday that abolished some decades-old restrictions on corporate political activity. Fifty-seven percent of Americans consider campaign donations to be a protected form of free speech, and 55% say corporate and union donations should be treated the same way under the law as donations from individuals are. At the same time, the majority think it is more important to limit campaign donations than to protect this free-speech right.

01-23-2010, 11:30 PM	#17
LoisCampon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	Follow the money. No, follow the MANY - Laws that restrict any ‘entity’ (corporate or individual) from fully expressing their political viewpoint is clearly a violation of the first amendmant. Corporations that choose to use their own funds in order to ‘express’ those political views are simply excersizing a fundamental constitutional right which is fully protected by the first amendment: an obvious fact to anyone who understands - and upholds - constitutional constructionist principals. This is not a matter of ‘what I like’, it’s a matter of ‘what is the rule of law’ regarding constitutionality - as it was understood by the framers of that very constitution. This ruling is simply correcting a prior flawed decision; and is in good standing with the majority americans - according to the gallup poll anyway. http://www.gallup.com/poll/125333/Pu...spx?CSTS=alert exerpt - January 22, 2010 Public Agrees With Court: Campaign Money Is "Free Speech" But have mixed views on other issues at heart of new Supreme Court ruling by Lydia Saad PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' broad views about corporate spending in elections generally accord with the Supreme Court's decision Thursday that abolished some decades-old restrictions on corporate political activity. Fifty-seven percent of Americans consider campaign donations to be a protected form of free speech, and 55% say corporate and union donations should be treated the same way under the law as donations from individuals are. At the same time, the majority think it is more important to limit campaign donations than to protect this free-speech right.
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