What's to keep a corporation from giving an individual or several individuals a shit ton of money to donate.
Sent from my iPhone 5S > On Apr 2, 2014, at 11:48 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > THat sounds reasonable to me, and echoes what a very smart economist said > on another list i'm on. > > >> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:46 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> We limit both the market and speech in all kinds of insane ways. >> >> This will only further expand the soft corruption we've been seeing. >> >> Individuals shouldn't have a limit, corporations shouldn't get to donate at >> all as far as I'm concerned. >> >> >>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:42 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> In a country founded on free enterprise and free speech...how do you >>> contend we tell people how much money they can make and/or how they can >>> spend it??? >>> >>> Isn't this a fundamental paradox of our country's very existence? >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:22 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Dollars = votes. >>>> >>>> We know this, now it's just precedent. >>>> >>>> The rich get richer and the rest get fucked. >>>> >>>> Limited government my ass. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I think that the SCOTUS has just sold our representative republic >> down >>>>> the river with this one. Its about as bad as Citizen's United. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>> From: CNN Breaking News <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:06 AM >>>>> Subject: CNN Breaking News >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down limits on the total amount a >>>>> person can donate to various political campaigns in a single election >>>>> season. However, the court left intact the limit on how much an >>>>> individual can give to any single candidate. >>>>> >>>>> "We conclude that the aggregate limits on contributions do not >> further >>>>> the only governmental interest this court accepted as legitimate," >>>>> said Chief Justice John Roberts, referring to a 1976 ruling. "They >>>>> instead intrude without justification on a citizen's ability to >>>>> express the most fundamental First Amendment activities." >>>>> >>>>> The divided 5-4 ruling could have an immediate impact on November's >>>>> congressional midterm elections, and add another layer of high-stakes >>>>> spending in the crowded political arena. >>>>> >>>>> Get complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV, CNN.com and CNN >>> Mobile. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> CNN is now LIVE anywhere you want it. >>>>> You can watch live CNN TV at http://CNN.com/CNNtv >>>>> or on the CNN Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. >>>>> Contact your cable, satellite or telco provider for availability. >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You have opted-in to receive this e-mail from CNN.com. To unsubscribe >>>>> from Breaking News e-mail alerts, go to: >>>>> http://cgi.cnn.com/m/clik?l=textbreakingnews >>>>> >>>>> One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 >>>>> (c) & (r) 2014 Cable News Network >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Larry C. Lyons >>>>> web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons >>>>> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larryclyons > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:369692 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
