Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal Over Corporate Campaign Contributions

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53. Having more opportunity...

Having more opportunity and resources to perform an action, such as speaking...or in this case, exercising free speech, is indeed equivalent to having more freedom of speech, and here’s why.

A corporation may choose at any time to exercise free speech... they can choose how far and wide to spread that message. They can choose its format, choose its presentation, its narrator etc.
You too can exercise free speech... however, you are limited by your resources in what you can accomplish.

If, for example, you chose to use your free speech to challenge something incorrectly portrayed on Fox News, you may do so. Fox News may in turn drown out your attempts with its massive resources, contacts and established audience versus your meager resources. You can certainly make your attempt, and many here would applaud you for it... but the reality is that Fox News is very very likely to obfuscate anything you have to say into practical non-existence. Add into the mix, that you very likely have a job you must maintain and bills to pay, and chances are you wont be a thorn in the side of Fox News for very long.

Anything said loudly enough, long enough becomes accepted truth... most corporations and speak louder and longer than you, all because they have that opportunity to speak, you mentioned earlier. Tell a child he may play with a toy for five minutes... then tell another child he may play with that toy whenever he wants... who will have more freedom of playtime? Opportunity equals freedom... and in this case, opportunity equals freedom of speech.

I don’t disagree that Citizens United shouldn't have allowed significant corporate involvement into politics. My point is that Citizens United shouldn't have been allowed at all. Corporations, organizations non-profits etc did just fine before the enumerated additional rights conferred by Citizens United.
With the passing of Citizens United, corporations have the best of both worlds... and practically none of the associated consequences... and that is unacceptable. Frankly, Citizens United should simply just be repealed.