[Vision2020] Campaign Finance Reform/ was Narcissist Nader May Run Attention

[Chasuk]

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Garrett Clevenger
<garrettmc at verizon.net> wrote:

>  From what I know about the minority opinion of the
>  Supreme Court ruling on this, they say [campaign finance reform] violates
>  "free speech"

Hmm.  Tough call.  Free speech isn't absolute.  We can't defame,
perjure, divulge company secrets, or advocate the overthrow of the
government, to name a few restrictions.  Obviously, limitations are
sometimes necessary.  Maybe I could make the argument that unregulated
campaign financing (or loosely regulated campaign financing) favors
the have-mores.

As Bush said at a fundraiser in 2000:

"This is an impressive crowd - the haves and the have-mores.  Some
people call you the elites; I call you my base."

<sarcasm on> Still, do we want the poor and disenfranchised to be able
to run for President?  They might keep chickens in the Oval Office.
</sarcasm off>

Seriously, this is a difficult question.