Free Speech decision essentially changes something fundamental about our country and reminds me of the Gettysburg Address. Perhaps I should say a parapharase of that great speech. "...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
can this now be written ...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the corporation's money, by the corporation's money, for the corporation's money, shall not perish from the earth.
Did the court ever consider these corporate entities are not a person but a collection of Board Members, employees, stock holders and, yes, customers. We will see a few individuals deciding the decisions of government against the will of many of those stakeholders. I agree with free speech but not with Other People's Money (OPM). Goodby freedom.
can this now be written ...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the corporation's money, by the corporation's money, for the corporation's money, shall not perish from the earth.
Did the court ever consider these corporate entities are not a person but a collection of Board Members, employees, stock holders and, yes, customers. We will see a few individuals deciding the decisions of government against the will of many of those stakeholders. I agree with free speech but not with Other People's Money (OPM). Goodby freedom.
By LIZ SIDOTI
Thursday, January 21, 2010; 6:57 PM
WASHINGTON -- There'll be a lot more special-interest money in political campaigns. And maybe even more confusion for voters trying to sort out who is behind the increasing clamor of TV messages.
The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision Thursday to allow corporations and unions to spend freely on elections seems certain to boost the political power of big business and labor. And perhaps diminish the clout of the political parties.
Its impact will be felt immediately. This year's midterm House and Senate campaigns already are under way.
January 21, 2010 --
"It's about money," said Lawrence Noble, former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission and a national expert on campaign spending. "It's about free speech and it's about the ability of corporations to influence elections through the use of their treasury money."
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