Originally Posted by
gloopy
LOL right. You do realize what the C.U. case was all about right? Some want the gov to be able to control the discourse by controlling the finance, not to mention one side absolutely dominates in media, entertainment and academia as it is. (You want real campaign finance reform, cut off all aid including 529 scams to all colleges/incubators but I digress). And for what? 30 second ads mostly. So either you're worried that you will have your mind changed over 30 second ads, or you're worried all the other people's minds will be changed over 30 second ads. So we need gov to protect us by controlling the message. What could possibly go wrong.
You may want to do a little research on the actual decision. A large part of it involved not restricting free speech among organizations/associations, and that giving money to a campaign in democracy was a part of free speech. (This is where the whole "organizations are people too" thing came from). Sounds okay, but the problem is YOUR donations given to a candidate can't touch what a corporation like a large pharmaceutical company, or say, a large bank, can give. Money in politics = power over politians. That's why you have candidates with voting records in favor of shutting down congressional investigations into shady opiod distribution and over-eager lending. Follow the money. The only thing worse than the "swampy" money in politics is when someone appoints former leaders of said swampy companies for cabinet postions. But the people who fell for the "drain the swamp" BS stopped paying attention after election night.