Check out these articles and tell me what you think?
The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html
Editorial from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/opinion/22fri1.html?scp=1&sq=corporate%20spending%20editorials&st=cse
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
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1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
it has changed the precedents that banned corporations and unions from direct spending on political campaigns. which in hand takes power away from the average person and gives more power to the richer corporations.
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
to me, yes it is a blow against free speech, to me this is saying whoever has the most money has the bigger say in the arguement.
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
yes, now that they can give practically unlimited amount of money to political campaigns i do in fact think that pacs and lobbyists will have a lot more power in elections than the common person.
1.it changed by taking away the ban for unions and corperations to spend unlimmited money
2.no, i dont think its a blow againdt free speech because this gives the right to advertise as much as they want, if anything its for free speech.
3. yes i do think that PACs and lobbyist have more power because theyre getting unlimmited money.
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
< it is and it isn't it is because we would all like to think of a perfect campaign race but there isnt and allowing unlimited corprate spending on campaigns would allow corprated companies to sway the campaigns in their favor and it isn't because its their dam money as long as its not goverment spending>
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
< yes and now they have the argument of money and how much can these corprate componies can put out>
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
< by limiting corporations and unions from unlimited campaign spending>
THIS IS DANIEL HANSE !!!!
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
-they limit they money corporations can spend on campaigns-
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
-no because if i want to spend all my money on something who cares its my money-
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
-yes because money is what drives them-
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
The ban against the limit of money that the corporations can use on political campaigns was uplifted. Now they can spend any amount of money they want and whoever is richer has the most power.
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
It is, but then again it's your own money that you're using for your candidate.
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
Yes, giving them an unlimited amount of money to give to the campaigns gives them more power than the common person.
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents? it allows the unions & big corrporations to spend as much as they want for a running canidate.
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate? yes it takes the voice away from those who don't have the money resource's to keep up.
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person? yes they have unlimited amout of money thier willing to spend to make sure thier canidate is elected
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
By banning the corporations and unions from direct spending on policial camaigns. Spending any amount of money they want.
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
Not really no. It's your money, your going to spend it how you want for "your" candidate.
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
Yes, by giving them an unlimited amount of money of course is giving them more power than anyone else.
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
it changed by taking away the ban for unions and cooporations unlimited amount of money on political campaigns, which makes it equal for the average joe
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
in a way yes it then goes to who can get out there to everyone and spend most on signs and campaigns to persuade people to vote for them.
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
yes since they don't have a set amount to give they have more powere than the average joe
This is shanda. . . .
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents? they changed it with how much money they can use.There is no limit on money anymore. they are basically free to spend as much money as they want to elect and to defeat.
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate? i would have to agree with bonine. i say yes because its all about money now who ever has the most can anything they want they can even overrule you.
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?yes they can do what they want. they have the freedom to spend as much as they want. they'll spendas much as they need to, to defeat you.
1) How has the conservative court changed past precedents?
The corperations and such weren't allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money on the candidates they want to win, and now they can.
2) Is it a blow against free speech, by having unlimited spending for "your" candidate?
No.
3) Will PACs and Lobbyist groups now have more power in elections, than the common person?
Yes. They have more money than the common person.
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