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I like Citizens United and I dislike SOPA. That's just one data point, but strong free speech advocates do exist.
by jacoblyles 15y ago
I like Citizens United and I dislike SOPA. That's just one data point, but strong free speech advocates do exist.
- Bo102010 15y agoLikewise. I side with the ACLU on Citizens United - i.e. that the Supreme Court decided it correctly. You can rationally be displeased what you expect the outcome of the case to be (e.g. increased ability for corporate financing of election campaigns), but I don't think there's a coherent defense of the sections of BCRA that the court struck down. ETA: The government argued that BCRA would allow them to ban, for example, a 500 page book that contained a single sentence endorsing a candidate (http://reason.com/archives/2010/06/29/will-elena-kagan-allow-books/print http://reason.com/archives/2010/06/29/will-elena-kagan-allow...). If you think SOPA is heavy-handed, just think what BCRA could have led to.
- wallawe 15y agoWhat is the ACLU's stance on SOPA?
- Bo102010 15y agohttp://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/urge-congress-stop-sopa http://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/urge-congress-stop-sopa
- dantheman 15y agoHell it allowed the government to block the release of an independently produced film, by the group Citizens United. It's crazy that anyone could think that's ok.
- jinushaun 15y agoI support Citizens United's case, but my issue was with the ruling. It was too broad and went beyond the scope of the original case.