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SDJay

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28. It's Legal to Pay Someone To Make a Movie

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #25)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 12:33 AM

Feb 2016

It's also legal to buy politicians. I'm not happy about that.

Do you think buying politicians and elections is OK? Is that protected speech in your opinion? You haven't answered that one yet.

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Scalia told me a secret about George W. Bush [View all] KamaAina Feb 2016 OP

Jeb is not brighter and not any better. He is, like his brother, a privileged randys1 Feb 2016 #1

"no more qualifications to be prez than the guy who will wash your car this weekend" KamaAina Feb 2016 #2

WE had a family joke that the people we dealt with in business if they didnt randys1 Feb 2016 #5

I wouldn't bet on the Twins.. LW1977 Feb 2016 #10

Jeb is not overtly as boneheaded as W jberryhill Feb 2016 #3

When I think back to those guys knowing there was no WMD 3 weeks before randys1 Feb 2016 #6

so tRump was right when he said they lied! And knew they were lying. n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2016 #11

I think it's a safe bet to say that Jeb did fewer drugs than George... Thor_MN Feb 2016 #20

Yeah, well maybe he should have taken more jberryhill Feb 2016 #21

Why would you think that? leveymg Feb 2016 #27

They are both older than me. Jeb just seems more boring and uptight. Thor_MN Feb 2016 #30

Resonsible? mainstreetonce Feb 2016 #4

smarter than george is a really, really low bar spanone Feb 2016 #7

Guess he wasn't as brilliant as he thought he was, huh? herding cats Feb 2016 #8

Scalia says: if you're not free to use money in the political process, then dmr Feb 2016 #9

Money in politics is purchasing influence, plain and simple. ronnie624 Feb 2016 #13

Agree. dmr Feb 2016 #15

It's Asinine SDJay Feb 2016 #14

Money is absolutely necessary for a lot of speech. NYC Liberal Feb 2016 #17

The Right to Put Out Pamphlets Should Be Protected SDJay Feb 2016 #19

You think Nathan Hale paid for a press? jberryhill Feb 2016 #22

And I'm Happy For Them SDJay Feb 2016 #24

Is it legal to pay someone to make a movie? jberryhill Feb 2016 #25

It's Legal to Pay Someone To Make a Movie SDJay Feb 2016 #28

Buying politicians and elections is not okay jberryhill Feb 2016 #31

Sort Of. But Not Really. SDJay Feb 2016 #32

How about the right to make a movie? jberryhill Feb 2016 #23

Well hell, why didn't he install Jeb, then? Marr Feb 2016 #12

Well maybe he wasn't referring to Jeb! milestogo Feb 2016 #16

Another thing about which he hifiguy Feb 2016 #18

This is a man who twice argued for the state's right mountain grammy Feb 2016 #26

Maybe he was referring to Neil Bush. underahedgerow Feb 2016 #29

scalia wasn't as bright as they are painting him...obviously spanone Feb 2016 #33