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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Road Walker who wrote (177951)11/13/2003 7:11:55 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1576906
 
First, you would argue with a rock about moss. I also believe in freedom of speech. But US politic campaign have been reduced to sound bite, image crap. No substance, no issues, and certainly no truth. These guys will be doing their damndest to produce an image, and avoid anything that will offend anyone.

I don't understand your point, or at least a point that fits as a response to "Even if they have no value they should be able to run them." Your paragraph seems to be indicating that they have no value. I don't think I agree (although I don't think they are usually very valuable) but assuming for the sake of argument that they have no value to you and no value to anyone in terms of making the political debate more informed does that mean they should be banned, or heavily regulated? I'm unsure of your opinion on this.

In a Presidential campaign, I expect most folks will know who the candidates are.

The majority of elections are presidential elections. And even in a presidential election Ross Perot needed to spend a lot of money to even have the flimisest of chances.

The only way to clean it is to level the playing field, allow equal dollars to both side. But that won't work... as I said before, a problem without a solution.

I'm not sure the government should even be in the business of leveling the playing field, even if I thought that the steps needed to do so would be just and constitutional, and if the attempt would work.

Tim
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