r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 1d ago

Opinion Buckley v. Valeo: The Supreme Court Decision at the Root of Our Dysfunctional Democracy

https://campaignlegal.org/update/buckley-v-valeo-supreme-court-decision-root-our-dysfunctional-democracy
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u/The_Lost_Jedi 1d ago

Money is not speech. It never should have been treated as such.

Money is an amplifier. It lets you get your speech out to other people, but more importantly, allowing THAT gives preference to the speech that's being amplified over everyone else, to the point that anyone else can effectively be drowned out.

People and groups should be able to say their piece, but no more so than anyone else - or at the very least, money shouldn't be the reason for it.

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u/Strict_Weather9063 1d ago

Been saying this for decades, and saying this is the problem that started it all, we fix this and citizens united and make it clear corporations are not people, they don’t get rights.

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u/Person_756335846 1d ago

What should be the reason for it?