Comments on: RNC Sues For Campaign Finance Law To Be Overturned

By: mw

mw — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:32:09 +0000

Don't kid yourself, big money, big corporations, hedge funds and big contributors were the meat and potatoes of Obama's financing. Public financing is dead and I'm couldn't be happier. The Republicans could never kill this beast, but Obama put a stake through it's heart. Rest In Peace.

By: Joe R.

Joe R. — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:01:03 +0000

“So rich people and corporations get more political speech than I do?”

Like it or not, yes. The constitution says “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech”. “No law” seems pretty clear to me. Do you complain about the New York Times or The Wall Street Journal having more speech than you do?

By: blackoutyears

blackoutyears — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:08:19 +0000

Kranky, it’s always seemed doomed. On the other hand, I consider the idea of campaign contributions=free speech to be ridiculous. So rich people and corporations get more political speech than I do? Seems fair. After all, moneyed self-interest has historically had the general welfare at heart. ahem.

By: kranky kritter

kranky kritter — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:30:18 +0000

Let’s cut right to the chase. Campaign finance reform was passed with the promise of two things:
[1]ensuring that the presidential candidates had comparable amounts of money to spend on their campaigns,

[2] substantially reducing the influence of big-money special interests

Does anyone think it delivered? Anyone?