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NathanTheGreat

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45. A little irony there, don't you think?

Reply to unblock (Reply #44)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 03:18 PM

Jan 2012

You dismissed my entire post as a waste of time, yet you come up with a reasonable solution as a response after you dismissed the entire conversation.

Make political ads free of charge and available to everyone? Not a terrible idea, perhaps next time you should just make a suggestion as to how to solve the problem at hand rather than be snarky.

This may sound childish, but you started it. I just lack the restraint to put a blowhard in his place. Welcome to your place.

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Please Support Banning Political Commericals [View all] NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 OP

K&R !!! RKP5637 Jan 2012 #1

K&R ClassWarrior Jan 2012 #2

Ahhh...too many acronyms NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #3

can do K@r for ya backwoodsbob Jan 2012 #5

NGU = Never Give Up nt pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #7

Ah ha NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #14

Make them X-rated BeFree Jan 2012 #4

You would need a constitutional amendment. Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #6

Bingo! pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #9

Technically NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #10

but they have to have some compelling, competing reason unblock Jan 2012 #13

I'd go farther NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #20

+1 Scuba Jan 2012 #35

but the problem is not sufficient free speech, rather the lack of it unblock Jan 2012 #41

Great idea> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #8

why not repeal then entire bill of rights while you're at it? unblock Jan 2012 #11

+1 cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #21

I don't think you're denying free speech at all NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #22

"Broadcasting is not speech" cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #26

The same way NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #32

i can't believe this is even a topic for debate. do you SERIOUSLY think our founders wanted that? unblock Jan 2012 #42

Do you think our founders imagined? NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #43

wow! twice in one hour you position yourself as adult/grownup and dismiss what i have to say. unblock Jan 2012 #44

A little irony there, don't you think? NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #45

Just the opposite for me blogslut Jan 2012 #12

What I don't like is the anonymity factor. lpbk2713 Jan 2012 #15

Either way, manage public airwaves for the benefit of the public. dougolat Jan 2012 #16

"Public Airwaves" simply not what they were Spike89 Jan 2012 #17

You seem to have forgotten about the First Amendment. GreenStormCloud Jan 2012 #18

How is this throwing away? NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #23

+1 ClassWarrior Jan 2012 #24

By your standard the government can censor newspapers. GreenStormCloud Jan 2012 #36

Political ads need to be regulated. RC Jan 2012 #19

I thought the same NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #29

If cigarette ads can be banned from TV treestar Jan 2012 #25

Politics is not considered commerce. cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #28

I'm not entirely sure NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #31

Even so - while we could say Congress can regulate interstate commerce treestar Jan 2012 #33

The cigarette companies didn't fight it. GreenStormCloud Jan 2012 #38

That would be true treestar Jan 2012 #39

The First Amendment is always frustrating to those who wish to limit free speech. tritsofme Jan 2012 #27

Here's a way to get money out of political campaigns Shankapotomus Jan 2012 #30

No. What a god awful and stupidly draconian idea. Stand and Fight Jan 2012 #34

let's eliminate 'citizens united' spanone Jan 2012 #37

First off, that would be unconstitutional. MineralMan Jan 2012 #40

Why we can't just enforce free and open commercials NathanTheGreat Jan 2012 #46