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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo
we need real campaign finance reform to make it more difficult for corporations and special interests to buy politicians
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Originally Posted by molson
From other threads, a lot of people seem to think that foreign terrorists have constitutional rights. Shouldn't those same people think foreign entities have a constitutional right to free speach?
And lots of people want to prosecute corporations criminally, which of course means that corporations have certain constitutional rights in that process. But do we only give them rights associated with criminal procedure, and restrict them from others we don't want them to have (like free speech)?
If we just mix and match and pick and choose who has which constitutional right, based on how desirable the outcome is, what does the constitution matter?
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I guess I am in the minority who thinks that foreigners have no US constitutional rights, because they are, in fact, NOT US citizens. The whole thing in Guantanamo, while i don't condone torture persay, is a joke to say the least. Giving these people US constitutional rights is absurd.
I also believe that it should be harder, not easier, to pour money into a political campaign by corporations. Just my opinion of course.