Court strikes down aspects of McCain-Feingold as unConstitutional

[XMan]

Good!

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: X-Man
Good!

Good to hear

 

[CPA]

I found the coalition of groups that railed against this quit interesting. NRA, ACLU, Republican Party, AFL-CIO. You don't find these guys in bed too often on the same issue. That said, I am glad freedom of speech was protected today.

 

[JellyBaby]

Wow a 1,600 page decision. Bet that puppy would put one to sleep at night.

Few reasonable people supported that legislation and this conclusion was no shocker.

What I find interesting is the more we try to regulate and control the campaign finance process the worse things appear to get.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: JellyBaby
What I find interesting is the more we try to regulate and control the campaign finance process the worse things appear to get.

We see and hear a lot more these days, I don't think politicians are getting any more corrupt.

 

[RyanM]

Originally posted by: X-Man
Good!

You gotta be kidding. I'm not really keen on the 2nd part - The "ads" issue was a bit murky, and I agree that it seems a bit unconstituational. But putting limits on "soft" money? Personally, I think it's about time we stop letting politicians dangle in the pockets of large corporations and private individuals.

I think a reasonable cap should be allowed. This would force politicians to spend more time lending their ear to the desires of the average American, giving them more leverage against the rich minority.

Our constitution was designed to give a voice to the majority without ignoring the minority - But when it comes to the ears of politicians, it is the rich minority who benefits the most.

And this issue isn't just about Republicans. Democrats are just as guilty, if not more so, of being slaves to the soft money. That's a fact, not opinion.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: X-Man
Good!

Right. God forbid we should do anything to manage corporations' and special interests' ability to buy politicians and mislead the limited-attention-span sheeple who get their civics education through sound bites.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: X-Man
Good!

Right. God forbid we should do anything to manage corporations' and special interests' ability to buy politicians and mislead the limited-attention-span sheeple who get their civics education through sound bites.

I don't think corporations should have the same rights as citizens.

 

[RyanM]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: X-Man
Good!

Right. God forbid we should do anything to manage corporations' and special interests' ability to buy politicians and mislead the limited-attention-span sheeple who get their civics education through sound bites.

Sheeple. That is sheer genius. I'm going to take that word hostage now and using to further my own agenda. Thanks!

 

[Moonbeam]

We have the best government money can buy.

 

[RyanM]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
We have the best government money can buy.

Holy blue moon batman! I can't agree with that statement more. This doesn't bode well, if moonie says something I can actually agree with.

 

[JellyBaby]

We see and hear a lot more these days, I don't think politicians are getting any more corrupt.

I think more of them enter politics for less than honorable reasons today than in past times but not all of them are bad apples.

We're a part of the problem, too. We want to hear how they'll do everything for us and take care of us in times of need (and all other times as well if we'd just let them). We vote for the lies, over and over again. We're entertained by mud-slinging campaigns and vote against negatives instead of for positives. If we don't like our choice we vote for that other guy next time, oblivious to alternate candidates because they can't afford airtime, only to find the same pattern repeat itself.

The politicians are self-absorbed in the process of self-indulgence. They relish it.

But we're unware and want to believe it's not true and every time we tune our Boob Tube into any national news network we're fed a steady stream of data to convince us government is the end-all, be-all to life in America. It's nearly all they talk about, well apart from the important happenings in Hollywood, CA.

There must be something more under the covers. Sometimes I can't find it because I forget where to look. It's not as though they're hiding it from me, it's just that it's so slipperly at times. Nuts, change the channel.