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verges Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-23-10 01:43 PM
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I'm not so sure......
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First, let me be VERY clear: I do not support theSCOTUS decision of a few days ago; and I do not believe that corporations should have unlimited access to our electoral process.

But, are they entitled to free speech? Here I'm not so sure. The argument seems to be that a corporation is not a single person, therefore is not entitled to the same rights vis-a-vis the First Amendment. But what about smaller entities that aren't person's? Should a local theatre group be restricted of Freedom of Speech if they are political? A local Art Museum? What about corporations whose job it is to communicate? Should Fox be silenced based on a First Amendment issue? What about MSNBC? Newspapers? It seems to me that any plug used to fill this hole, whether an amendment or other means, will have to be VERY carefully crafted to avoid creating a bigger problem by negating much of the First Amendment.

Another problem with fixing this with a Constitutional Amendment is that the Constitution states Freedoms and Rights. It shouldn't limit or restrict them. We've only done that once. And the results were disastrous, and that particular amendment had to be repealed (prohibition). Please note that this is also a good argument against Flag burning amendments and Definition of Marraige amendments.

This truly a pickle.
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