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Can you point to some supreme court cases? One that comes to mind is Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down the "sodomy law" by a largely republican court (I thin
by mirkules 10y ago
Can you point to some supreme court cases? One that comes to mind is Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down the "sodomy law" by a largely republican court (I think only one or two justices were democratic at the time)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas
- kilotaras 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_County_v._Holder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_County_v._Holder - aka gutting of Voter Rights Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC - aka "Companies are people and money is free speech"
- coredog64 10y agoThat's a gross misstatement of Citizens United. People do not give up their right to free speech by forming a voluntary organization (aka a corporation). We know this is true because we allow corporations and organizations like the New York Times, the ACLU, and the Teamsters unions to have a right to free speech. As for money being free speech, the equivalence is that in general it costs money to publicize views. The FEC has limits on what you can do with the money (you're not supposed to buy jewelry or fancy vacations) and where it can come from.