Comments on: Campaign finance and constitutional rights http://crdaily.com/2009/09/campaign-finance-and-constitutional-rights/ The blog of the monthly conservative journal of UNC-Chapel Hill Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:33:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Supreme Court gives victory to free expression | Carolina Review Daily http://crdaily.com/2009/09/campaign-finance-and-constitutional-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Supreme Court gives victory to free expression | Carolina Review Daily Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:06:24 +0000 http://crdaily.com/?p=2760#comment-3606 [...] I argued in a previous post, throughout the constitutional history of free expression, the rights of speech and press have been [...] [...] I argued in a previous post, throughout the constitutional history of free expression, the rights of speech and press have been [...]

]]> By: Johnny Q http://crdaily.com/2009/09/campaign-finance-and-constitutional-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 Johnny Q Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:13:04 +0000 http://crdaily.com/?p=2760#comment-1789 Wow, do you actually read my posts? Or do you just automatically turn on the conservative spin? Let me dumb it down for you. And this isn't a partisan analysis; this is just rational. A) Some American corporations are owned in part by foreign investors through the purchase of stock. B) If you allow corporations to spend at will in elections, you are, in essence, allowing foreign investors to play a role in our politics. Get it? Wow, do you actually read my posts? Or do you just automatically turn on the conservative spin? Let me dumb it down for you. And this isn't a partisan analysis; this is just rational.

A) Some American corporations are owned in part by foreign investors through the purchase of stock.
B) If you allow corporations to spend at will in elections, you are, in essence, allowing foreign investors to play a role in our politics.

Get it?

]]> By: Johnny Q http://crdaily.com/2009/09/campaign-finance-and-constitutional-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Johnny Q Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:31:17 +0000 http://crdaily.com/?p=2760#comment-1783 I understand your argument, and generally agree with it, but I thought conservatives loved freedom? By allowing corporations to spend money in elections, we would, in essence, allow foreign governments and entities to mettle in our politics. There are many corporations that are largely owned by foreign investors. I know it is an extreme and perhaps hyperbolic statement, but would you like China to be influencing who gets elected in this country? How about those despicable, socialist French? :) I understand your argument, and generally agree with it, but I thought conservatives loved freedom?

By allowing corporations to spend money in elections, we would, in essence, allow foreign governments and entities to mettle in our politics. There are many corporations that are largely owned by foreign investors. I know it is an extreme and perhaps hyperbolic statement, but would you like China to be influencing who gets elected in this country? How about those despicable, socialist French? :)

]]> By: nkeune http://crdaily.com/2009/09/campaign-finance-and-constitutional-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 nkeune Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:01:59 +0000 http://crdaily.com/?p=2760#comment-1775 Great column. Campaign expenditures are obviously a free speech matter. Milton Friedman made the argument that most forms of free speech are tied up with money. For example, freedom of the press is a matter of being allowed to raise private funds to finance a private press, which allows the individuals involved to express whatever views they want. In a socialist state, the presses (along with, well, everything) would be owned by the state, so the press would inevitably not be free from state intervention. Great column. Campaign expenditures are obviously a free speech matter. Milton Friedman made the argument that most forms of free speech are tied up with money. For example, freedom of the press is a matter of being allowed to raise private funds to finance a private press, which allows the individuals involved to express whatever views they want. In a socialist state, the presses (along with, well, everything) would be owned by the state, so the press would inevitably not be free from state intervention.

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