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I don't see how there could be an argument for protected speech here. The constitution protects your ability to petition the government, not the government's ab
by adastra22 2y ago
I don't see how there could be an argument for protected speech here. The constitution protects your ability to petition the government, not the government's ability to petition you.
- jezzamon 2y agoIf someone is campaigning to be in government, I guess they don't technically fall under the "government" category yet...
- brookst 2y agoI don’t know if the claim is true, but if it is, it’s likely an intentional loophole because the people writing the laws would want to exempt themselves.
- adastra22 2y agoYes this is what happened. There are specific carve outs for various uses that don’t fall under the legal definition of “spam.” Of course political advertising is one of them. Just like for the longest time it wasn’t insider trading if you were a politician.
- js2 2y agoA candidate is not acting as a representative of the government. In fact, the Hatch Act generally makes it illegal to mix the two. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act