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"Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the people's rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press..."
"The press" is a set of businesses that publish media. Nothing more and nothing less. What the Supreme Court said in Citizens United is that it had no basis for distinguishing between the movie published by Citizens United, Inc., and an editorial published by the New York Times. And that therefore both were protected by the 1st amendment.
This proposed amendment does nothing to resolve that.
The issue is thornier than most people think.
"The press" is a set of businesses that publish media. Nothing more and nothing less. What the Supreme Court said in Citizens United is that it had no basis for distinguishing between the movie published by Citizens United, Inc., and an editorial published by the New York Times. And that therefore both were protected by the 1st amendment.
This proposed amendment does nothing to resolve that.
The issue is thornier than most people think.
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