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> 1) Campaigning is restricted to a short time period, perhaps 6 months. You can't do this without limiting Free Speech. > 2) Every candidate gets a (small) f
by mullen 10y ago
> 1) Campaigning is restricted to a short time period, perhaps 6 months.
You can't do this without limiting Free Speech.
> 2) Every candidate gets a (small) fixed budget, paid for by tax-payers. (This is already the practice in some countries.)
Might be possible.
> 3) Ads are subject to the same laws that govern ads for products: say whatever you want, but you can be sued for lying.
Lying is Free Speech.
- Frondo 10y agoSo limit free speech. It's already not absolute, never has been, never will be.
- smt88 10y agoLying is free speech, but you can already sue if someone's speech is false and then damages you. A candidate's lies should qualify as damaging to someone who votes for them under false assumptions.
- onlyrealcuzzo 10y agoLying is a felony in several situations.