21 Ocak 2010 Perşembe

Supremes reverse campaign finance limits for Corporations/Unions

In a move which is sure to offend Senator John McCain and transform political spending for the next cycle, the Supreme Court overturned a number of campaign finance reform provisions, and opened the way for corporations and unions to spend their capital to elect the politicians of their choice.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/21/campaign.finance.ruling/index.html?hpt=T1

This will be decried by many as a corruption of the process, but I think the justices are right on the philosophy here. Free speech is free speech always, not when it is convenient or matches what I want to hear.

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  1. This covers issues so far. I think it is the right decision. It still does not allow contributions to candidates.

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