Does Religious Speech Threaten Democracy? (Senate Judiciary Committee proposes amendment to overturn Citizen's United and curtail political speech) - Galt's Gulch

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Does Religious Speech Threaten Democracy? (Senate Judiciary Committee proposes amendment to overturn Citizen's United and curtail political speech)

Posted by Eudaimonia 9 years, 10 months ago to Politics

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Good luck getting 38 state legislatures to vote for it.

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Posted by MikeMarotta 9 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.

Money is speech. A $1 FRN carries 21 separate messages.
http://necessaryfacts.blogspot.com/2012/...

Money is both Speech and Peacemaking
http://necessaryfacts.blogspot.com/2011/...

Money is Press and Speech
http://necessaryfacts.blogspot.com/2013/...

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Posted by AJAshinoff 9 years, 10 months ago

Money is an expression of will and therefore an expression of speech. Any Objectivist who can't see that is less understanding of objectivism than I am.

Clamping down on religious speech is a violation of the First Amendment.

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Posted by Eudaimonia 9 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.

You're still here?

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Posted by Maphesdus 9 years, 10 months ago

Money is not speech. Regulating campaign donations is fine. In fact, every other modern industrialized nation already has limitations and regulations about the amount of money that corporations and other organizations can spend on elections. Such regulations in no way threaten freedom of religion. In fact, they actually protect that freedom by preventing one wealthy religion from stomping all over smaller religions.

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