tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post1755854629529712642..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: Campaign financeSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-9788000907122651232010-03-03T21:48:20.533-07:002010-03-03T21:48:20.533-07:00It’s a great post you really are a good writer! I’...It’s a great post you really are a good writer! I’m so glad someone like you have the time, efforts and dedication writing, for this kind of article… Helpful, Useful, and Charitable.. Very nice post!College Term Papershttp://www.ghostpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-36169386757875016372010-01-23T22:00:26.798-07:002010-01-23T22:00:26.798-07:00I also agree in principle, but largely for a diffe...I also agree in principle, but largely for a different reason (maybe we'll call this a concurring opinion). As Michael Kinsley has written most persuasively from the liberal end, there really is no way around the idea that money is speech, and therefore that restrictions on giving money to promote a particular political agenda are restrictions on the freedom to speak. And these restrictions are on the type of speech that is most highly valued, i.e., political speech. Certainly there is a basis to say that the value of free speech can come into conflict with other important values, and therefore that some regulation is acceptable. But broad restrictions on speech run afoul of the First Amendment.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-7371064307311566672010-01-23T06:23:59.669-07:002010-01-23T06:23:59.669-07:00Well stated, Seth. I completely agree. The left ...Well stated, Seth. I completely agree. The left seems to think this decision is the end of democracy as we know it; that this decision will go down in history as the equivalent to the Dred Scott decision. Did you see Keith Olberman's comment on it? Hyperbolic. Corporations and union have been using PACs for nearly a century to "influence" politics. This court decision does not change the status quo very much. <br /><br />I have no idea where you find the time to write an intelligent blog, but it's great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423648177051511522noreply@blogger.com