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Right speech is independent of its volume. Money can only increase volume, so get rid of it. Money isn't speech, it's amplification of speech, and as such shoul
by javajosh 10y ago
Right speech is independent of its volume. Money can only increase volume, so get rid of it. Money isn't speech, it's amplification of speech, and as such should not be protected.
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- icebraining 10y agoIf a candidate makes a speech in the woods... You proposal is a recipe for electing only celebrities, who don't need money to be amplified.
- javajosh 10y agoPerhaps. But my hope is that such a system would help individuals discover and articulate their own personal principles, and then connect them with others with similar views. I suspect that with a little help everyday voters would far prefer to vote for the candidate that does the right thing than the candidate that they merely recognize. (I might be wrong about that but it's a worthy experiment).
- sjwright 10y agoSurely less bad than the status quo.