Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign

Re:Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign by s73v3r on Monday November 02, 2015 @04:51PM (#10495561)

You're not entitled to speak to a large audience. And I'm not saying to completely ban political donations. I'm saying to severely limit them. Let every citizen donate $500/year to political causes, no more.

The budgeting problems of campaigns are not my concern. The ability of a few wealthy elites to completely dominate the political conversation simply by having more money, and therefore more speech, is.

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Re:Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign by ermacaz on Monday November 02, 2015 @05:34PM (#10495850)

This gets messy when people disagree with what a 'political cause' is

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Re:Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign by rhino369 on Monday November 02, 2015 @07:43PM (#10496563)

Not being entitled to something doesn't mean the government can just prevent you from it.

You do in fact have the right to speak to a large audience, if you can find one willing to listen.

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Re:Lessig Ends Presidential Campaign by 13thLetter on Monday November 02, 2015 @07:15PM (#10496441)

And then the causes that are not popular with those in power will be the ones defined as "political."

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