Supreme Court Rolls Back Corporate Campaign Spending Limits

lorenlal writes "The Supreme Court of the United States must have figured that restrictions on corporate support of candidates was a violation of free speech, or something like that." From the AP story linked above: "By a 5-4 vote, the court on Thursday overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said corporations can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to pay for campaign ads. The decision, which almost certainly will also allow labor unions to participate more freely in campaigns, threatens similar limits imposed by 24 states."

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Re:Right of free speech + right of association

[Anonymous Coward]

Ah, a staunch defender of the old guard, I see.

Conservative-leaning in the original sense of the word. If we had less government (particularly federal), politicians wouldn't hold as much influence. ROI for donations & lobbying wouldn't have as much affect, and politicians wouldn't be able (or need) to run such expensive campaigns. Bring it back down to word-of-mouth and true grassroots movements. By the local people, for the local people...

Re:Right of free speech + right of association

[northstarlarry]

You've got my vote. Well-written! (Also, do you have a newsletter I can subscribe to?)