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> Money is not speech What does this even mean? It costs money to put advertisements in mass media. Either you believe everybody should be able to do that, or
by will4274 9y ago
> Money is not speech
What does this even mean? It costs money to put advertisements in mass media. Either you believe everybody should be able to do that, or you believe that only some people should be able to address the public at large.
- specialist 9y agoWhy do you assume public political discourse should cost money? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
- will4274 9y agoThe fairness doctrine enforces two sides of view, aligning nicely with two parties. But, most issues don't have two sides. Some have three, four, or five and some have just one side. The fairness doctrine is gone because it wasn't good, not because of some conspiracy around money and speech.
- specialist 9y agoHow did you make the leap from pay-to-play to conspiracies?