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To: bentway who wrote (285913)	10/22/2010 1:31:32 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Respond to of 306849

And there you have the REAL issue, the issue that many for some reason cannot see. Corporations are not people. They are extremely powerful and rich things when compared to people. To let them on the playing field is like inviting a few professional football players to play in a high school football game. The high school players, citizens in the free speech case, are going to get seriously hurt. It is grossly unfair and the supreme court screwed up big time with that decision. What's even worse is that we don't even get to find out who the corporations are that are putting out these putrid ads. My opinion of the justice system in this country recently plummeted to an all time low. Before the decision I had considerable respect for the justice system, but it looks like they are no longer any better than the scumbags in Congress.

To: bentway who wrote (285913)	10/22/2010 1:42:26 PM
From: Valuepro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

"I believe all VOTERS should have free speech. Anything that can't VOTE or HOLD OFFICE has no right to free political speech." You can't really mean that! Do you hold that political parties can not exercise free speech? After all, parties do not vote, though their members do. Same thing for unions and corporations. Do you want to limit the activities of, say, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers? Would you block, say, the Sierra Club from campaigning for it's special interests? As I write this, Andy Griffith is on TV trying to sell me on the wonderful world of Medicare. According to you, that's o.k. if he is truly speaking for himself and at this own cost, but wrong it he's doing so at government expense, because the government can't vote. What you want is to draw a line and allow those of your choosing onto your side to enjoy what you have, but not those whom you don't like.