Reply #24: Not hysterical

[DangerDave921]

You were the one who mentioned the free and full discussion of ideas, and the first amendment. So I was pointing out that I guess the Swifties were just exercising their 1st amendment rights and contributing to the free and full discussion of ideas. If you want one type of free speech, then you gotta have it all. You can't discriminate on the basis of content.

I don't know why you're so freaked out by having a designated campaign season. No one would be prohibited from speaking; it would just be the timing of it that would be different. As long as it's content neutral, the timing of speech can be regulated by the government.

So yes, I would like to see a law that says you can start campaigning for president no earlier than July 1st of the election year. You can solicit funds no sooner than January 1st of the election year. That way, we can all pay attention without the constant drone of election coverage for 18 months or more.