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To: bentway who wrote (545653)	1/22/2010 4:38:34 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577020

well Unions have been doing it, nothing worse theh Unions doing it. why are libs against free speech ? I was stunned by the government's decision. I believe that, above every other category of speech, political speech must be the most protected. If our right to political speech can be denied by the government, how are we to hold our representatives to that government accountable for their actions? If we are not permitted to speak about our own government, can it truly be considered "our" government? From Thomas Paine's publication of "Common Sense" before the American Revolution, to the ratification debate featuring John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison memorialized in the Federalist Papers, to the editorial writers of today, advocacy of political causes through popular media is inextricably intertwined with the fabric of this country. It is no coincidence that in the Bill of Rights, the right to freedom of speech is both first and absolute. Message 26265475

To: bentway who wrote (545653)	1/22/2010 7:19:25 PM
From: TimF	4 Recommendations Respond to of 1577020

Corporatism/economic fascism is about the government controlling corporations (in the broadest sense of the term, really more organizations in general not just for profit companies, or non-profits with a corporate charter), for the desires of the ruler or the perceived or asserted interests of the state. Sure it uses carrots and sticks, so some corporations might benefit from it, but its about the state's dominance over corporations and everything/one else. This is a move in the opposite direction, to one of greater freedom, where the government has less control over what groups of people decide to publish, broadcast or promote.