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Old 09-09-2009, 01:08 PM   #26
sterlingice
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Originally Posted by CamEdwards View Post
As for ending private funding of campaigns, that's really not what this issue is about. Rather, it's about whether or not groups of individuals, acting together, will have a robust 1st Amendment when it comes to political speech, or whether or not we'll be shut up while millionaires and billionaires can spend their money in individual support or opposition of candidates.

No, it's not about ending private funding of campaigns. But a ruling against campaign finance legislation gets us one large step further away from, not closer to such a situation.

I find the wording of your second sentence interesting as it could be construed either way as to who you are talking about.

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