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We already have laws that limit how much you can give to someone else’s campaign. We’ve already crossed that threshold in terms of “free speech”.
by vineyardmike 5mo ago
We already have laws that limit how much you can give to someone else’s campaign. We’ve already crossed that threshold in terms of “free speech”.
- sokoloff 5mo agoPassing a law that restricts the amount of my own money that I can spend talking about myself seems especially directly a 1A violation.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 5mo agoAn old law, belonging to a set of laws which have been eroded over the decades such that it's surprising this one hasn't been set aside already. Both Congress and the courts have changed in ways that won't ever let that be passed again, or let it stand if it somehow is snuck into law. That era is over, you will never succeed in bringing it back. And if you think anything's going to change in November, you're going to be really disappointed.