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[Fieldmouse]

This is great news. Restricting speech during campaign season has now be struck down.

http://www.npr.org/watchingwashingto...ambles_po.html

[kevin1]

Originally Posted by Fieldmouse

This is great news. Restricting speech during campaign season has now be struck down.

http://www.npr.org/watchingwashingto...ambles_po.html

Just think, now all that greasy money they've been funneling to the candidates under the table all along can now be handed to them in broad daylight.

Personally, I have a problem with corporations funding political candidates at all, pols are supposed to represent citizens, and companies aren't citizens. They also have very big axes to grind, and a strong incentive to influence lawmaking decisions that benefit only themselves. I'm an ardent supporter of free speech, but not when it drowns out everyone else solely for the benefit of a few.

[Alsatian]

Originally Posted by kevin1

Personally, I have a problem with corporations funding political candidates at all, pols are supposed to represent citizens, and companies aren't citizens.

What about the issue of "no taxation without representation?" Couldn't it be argued that if corporations have to pay taxes, they ought to be able to influence politics?

Well, that is an argument, but I don't know if I buy it myself. I am not happy how much influence money plays in elections. I have also come to the view that, at least in some regards, there are precious few differences between the two political parties. We take great pride in what an advanced system we have. Why, formerly in Russia you could only vote for one candidate! In North Korea you can only vote for one candidate! We have improved so much upon this! You can vote for TWO candidates here! Just imagine if the choice were between two different models of vehicles you could choose to drive -- a four door mid-sized sedan or a 3/4 ton pick-up truck: that's it! Two flavors of ice cream -- chocolate or vanilla. No butter-brickle, no peppermint, no rocky-road, no neopolitan, no chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, etc. I wonder if the undue influence of money isn't complicit in turning the two parties into surprisingly similar parties?

[nodog]

Can't some of you be historical for at least a few years.

With one post the independents have no core beliefs and with another a MCCAIN bill being struck down is great news. Have you no integrity man!

LOL

AND, AND, AND, who' was just appointed to that court?

[nodog]

Originally Posted by Alsatian

What about the issue of "no taxation without representation?" Couldn't it be argued that if corporations have to pay taxes, they ought to be able to influence politics?

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Yep glad the court see freedom demands mistakes be allowed.

I just don't understand why some are not screaming about who that cost is going to be passed on to?

I'm so happy, the media and politicians are going to make a fortune.

[Fieldmouse]

You want to take the money out of elections, then demand 2 trillion out of the federal budget tomorrow. It's that simple. However, as long as politicians are going to play favorites in business, business needs away to influence that favortism.

Hey nodog, McCain is an independent. He only uses the Republican party to get elected. We want him out.