Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
Kennedy, Scalia, Thomas, Roberts & Alito are wrong and you're hiding behind the guise of "Supreme Court said so" because you can't develop an original thought about it or explain in your own words why you think the citizens united ruling was right. If "more money equals more speech" like CU says, those with more money have more speech (political influence), which is inconsistent with every voting amendment in the Constitution.Citizens United:
The majority wrote, "If the First Amendment has any force, it prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens, or associations of citizens, for simply engaging in political speech."
Justice Kennedy's opinion for the majority also noted that because the First Amendment (and the Court) does not distinguish between media and other corporations, these restrictions would allow Congress to suppress political speech in newspapers, books, television, and blogs.[2] The Court overruled Austin, which had held that a state law that prohibited corporations from using treasury money to support or oppose candidates in elections did not violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The Court also overruled that portion of McConnell that upheld BCRA's restriction of corporate spending on "electioneering communications". The Court's ruling effectively freed corporations and unions to spend money both on "electioneering communications" and to directly advocate for the election or defeat of candidates (although not to contribute directly to candidates or political parties).
Neither I, nor NLSX are Anthony Kennedy.
Got news for you, the Supreme Court is not infallible, your argument requires them to be, so you really don't actually have an argument
When CU is overturned, will you be singing this same happy tune?