Court Strikes Down Overall Limits On Campaign Contributions

[Pens1566]

So I take it you missed the liberals in the other thread claiming that his donation was speech right?^_^

Whether or not his donation was free speech is beside the point. Even if it was, the government did not come down on him for it, which is where the concept of free speech comes into play. There is no guarantees on protected speech in the private sector (which is his case), you swim at your own risk. Anyone that has passed 8th grade civics should understand this concept.

 

[Pray To Jesus]

that's how it's supposed to be

 

[Bowfinger]

My dad linked me to this yesterday. I didn't know the Volokh Conspiracy wrote on WaPo.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...sent-in-mccutcheon-the-campaign-finance-case/

2nd half of the article:



EDIT: Shit. Get it while it's hot. Per wikipedia, after June 2014, Volokh Conspiracy content will be behind a paywall.

That's an interesting perspective I hadn't really considered. While I see a clear difference between a motion picture or a legitimate news source, and purely political advertising, I also recognize that it's not a black and white issue. Instead, there is a continuous spectrum that runs from "Zero Political Content" on one end and "Explicit Campaigning" on the other. I don't know how one can objectively draw a line separating spending that is not primarily political versus spending that is primarily political and should therefore be restricted. Good food for thought, thanks.

 

[Pray To Jesus]

that's how it's supposed to be