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> The unstated part of what I'm trying to read in good faith is that you are saying that money is speech? The U.S. Supreme Court took that position, in their f
by mikem170 5y ago
> The unstated part of what I'm trying to read in good faith is that you are saying that money is speech?
The U.S. Supreme Court took that position, in their famous Citizens United ruling: "The court held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political campaigns" [0]
(I'm not the original poster)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC
- dghlsakjg 5y agoNotably, the supreme court has never allowed unlimited foreign money to be donated to political causes, which is VERY illegal in the states. So even the US government agrees that there are limits to money as free speech
- mikem170 5y agoI don't disagree with your point that money corrupts politics. I was responding specifically to your questioning of why the equivalency of money and free speech came up.