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Another way to look at it is that lobbying distorts free speech. Instead of each person having an equal, free, say, a person with more money has a 'greater say'
by chiaro 15y ago
Another way to look at it is that lobbying distorts free speech. Instead of each person having an equal, free, say, a person with more money has a 'greater say', if that makes sense. Sooner or later we'll have to work out whether free speech or true (as far as representation goes) democracy is more important to us.
- jerf 15y agoTrying to "equalize" free speech just hands vast swathes of power to the people who get to define "equal". Speech is intrinsically unequal in effectiveness and there's no way to make that go away.