re: #127 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut

It’s speech that crowds out other speech. In fact, it’s obviation of the speech of others, since you’re paying them to say something.

Are you saying you disagree with all campaign finance laws and think that unrestricted political speech should be allowed?

It’s the modern version of shouting people down.

It was a favorite tactic of the Fascists and Marxists about a century ago. Have your supporters show up at an opponent’s rally and shout at the top of their lungs. Nobody can hear what your opponent says, which makes it difficult to vote for them. When the opponent’s supporters tried it at Fascist/Marxist rallies, siad supporters got hurt. Often because the police were on the Fascist/Marxist side.

Now, since money is speech and corporations are people those individuals who aren’t rich or corporations and parties are dependent on the wealthy’s money, regular people are shouted down.

It’s not surprising were rapidly becoming a corporatist state like Mussolini’s Italy.