The Supreme Court wisely affirmed the broad interpretation of the first amendment Americans should expect rather than the narrow interpretation that liberals desire...
From Gallup -- PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' broad views about corporate spending in elections generally accord with the Supreme Court's decision Thursday that abolished some decades-old restrictions on corporate political activity. Fifty-seven percent of Americans consider campaign donations to be a protected form of free speech, and 55% say corporate and union donations should be treated the same way under the law as donations from individuals are. At the same time, the majority think it is more important to limit campaign donations than to protect this free-speech right.
Limiting the size of donations is debatable and probably a good thing but, restricting political speech by groups you feel are hostile to your world view is unconstitutional in the extreme. And that's precisely what McCain/Feingold did. The liberal agenda is generally hostile to corporations so any restriction of their political speech during campaign season is beneficial to them. This is why they are apoplectic about this ruling. Now corporations, which are made up of individuals, can produce issue-based campaign ads right up to election day. The broadening of free-speech, especially political speech, is always good as long as it comes with full and immediate disclosure.
Plus, when trolls like Chuck Shumer, Barney Frank, and Dick Durbin are going nuts and calling for congressional hearings, you know the ruling was a good one based on that alone.
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