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Supreme Court ruling on money and free speech
Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:34 AM
HKCAVALIER
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:01 AM
BYTEMITE
Quote:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:04 AM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:13 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:27 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SignyM: I was going to post this under Byte's THROWING THE PARTIES thread. It doesn't matter what parties are in power IF you remove the effect of MONEY MONEY MONEY from the elections. The only way to do that is to require that the FCC.. which licenses the spectrum to private parties with the stipulation that they also SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST ... require its licensees to provide FREE AIR TIME to all viable candidates. But this... this is a friggin' OUTRAGE.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:30 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:36 AM
WULFENSTAR
http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg
PIZMOBEACH
... fully loaded, safety off...
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:47 AM
Quote:Think if a candidate was to secure the backing of Apple or Microsoft. Or, it will just tie the government more to the corporations.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:55 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:22 AM
Quote:I was going to post this under Byte's THROWING THE PARTIES thread. It doesn't matter what parties are in power IF you remove the effect of MONEY MONEY MONEY from the elections. The only way to do that is to require that the FCC.. which licenses the spectrum to private parties with the stipulation that they also SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST ... require its licensees to provide FREE AIR TIME to all viable candidates.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:23 AM
FREMDFIRMA
Quote:Originally posted by Bytemite: I guess it depends whether you view the spirit of the law as meaning individuals, excepting where it specifies "the people," or whether a corporation falls under "the right of the people to peacefully assemble."
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:24 AM
RUE
I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:30 AM
Quote:Wulf, dismantling the government is not an option. As equivocal and counterproductive as it sometimes is, it is the ONLY force standing between you and corporations.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:34 AM
Quote:NOT arguing for the dismantling of the government. Just tying things up, so that real people can have a chance at running things. I doubt that anyone can say they are happy with the status-quo, or that corporations should run things. What we need, are people who give a damn about what we (as Americans, as people) stand for. Getting rid of the legacies of the Bushes, the Clintons, the Obamas, and all the rest.. Hell, it may not fix everything, but its a good start. We need people in "power" who will give said "power" back to the people. As it was meant to be. That salt of the earth farmer, that everyone wrote off as an uneducated redneck... that gutsy ghetto boy who folks wrote off as nothing more than a criminal... provided that they give a damn about our people... THEY should be in charge. Because, in the political spectrum of long odds, THEY know more about being an American than these people do. THEY give a damn. They want to change things for the better.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:35 AM
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:43 AM
CHRISISALL
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:46 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:48 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:49 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: "The dystopian visions of the future are coming to pass." Only if we let them.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:56 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:02 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:06 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:10 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Bytemite: Kwicko: Candidacy should be based on a petition method. Not money.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:11 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:14 AM
Quote:I'm with you 1200%!
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: The dystopian visions of the future are coming to pass. "Thank you for your cooperation." The laughing Chrisisall
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:16 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:17 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:18 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: "Strength through Unity. Unity through Faith." and what took THAT down, was a singular person... bent on freeing the people.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:19 AM
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:33 AM
Quote:Wouldn't it be a HOOT to start a reality TV show based on... Choose Your Candidate!????
Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:45 AM
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:04 AM
Quote:That salt of the earth farmer, that everyone wrote off as an uneducated redneck... that gutsy ghetto boy who folks wrote off as nothing more than a criminal... provided that they give a damn about our people... THEY should be in charge. Because, in the political spectrum of long odds, THEY know more about being an American than these people do. THEY give a damn. They want to change things for the better.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:06 AM
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:36 AM
OUT2THEBLACK
Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:45 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SignyM: I'm here today, not as Republican or Democrat, young or old, black or white, but as a blank shield. YOUR shield. YOUR candidate. A candidate for all of you: nurses and farmers, plumbers and teachers, mothers and fathers, busboys, waitresses, all of you.....
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