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Wouldn't those lobbying regulations (blocking federal employees from lobbying) violate the first amendment? Wouldn't that deny an entire political class of peop
by gizmo385 10y ago
Wouldn't those lobbying regulations (blocking federal employees from lobbying) violate the first amendment? Wouldn't that deny an entire political class of people from being able to participate in the political process?
- ghufran_syed 10y agoI assume any such law wouldn't block their speech, just their ability to receive money in exchange for that service
- zanny 10y agoExcept under Citizens United money is speech. How is this supposed to not conflict with that decision, unless they mean to clarify Citizens United is that only corporate personhood can use money as speech?
- hdctambien 10y agoMoney is speech
- jdc0589 10y agoobviously I am not a supreme court justice, but its not limiting speech or expression. It is explicitly preventing what many people consider to be a gross conflict of interest. It's post-fact in a way, but its still messed up.