Another Reason To Have Free Speech

Too bad no one knows Constiutional history or liberal political theory anymore, because this would be a great teaching moment:

Americans of both parties overwhelmingly oppose a Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations and unions to spend as much as they want on political campaigns, and most favor new limits on such spending, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Eight in 10 poll respondents say they oppose the high court's Jan. 21 decision to allow unfettered corporate political spending, with 65 percent "strongly" opposed. Nearly as many backed congressional action to curb the ruling, with 72 percent in favor of reinstating limits.

One of the main reasons why we have the 1st Amendment is exactly to stop a majority from denying a minority the right to speak.

Unfortunately, too many people in this country are only interested in exercising power over others, particularly if the other is unpopular in some way.

To their mind the Bill of Rights sucks because it doesn't allow them to always get their way.

I say, thank God for that!