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Re:Testimony of Mark Zuckerberg – Hearing Before US House of... by chimeracoder on Monday April 09, 2018 @04:29PM (#16796697)
> Maybe ask why America is the only democratic nation with uncapped campaign spending.

Where on earth do you get an idea like that?

No, the US is not the only democratic nation with uncapped campaign spending, for any plausible definition of "democratic" and "campaign spending".

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Re:Testimony of Mark Zuckerberg – Hearing Before US House of... by gt_ on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:58PM (#16797716)
Actually since Citizens United this is effectively pretty much the case.

The caps in other countries might not implemented in an umbrella dollar amount but as rules like no TV ads, or the dollar amount could only apply to certain items. Often it is a cap on donations which effectively caps spending. At the end of the day, democracies generally must limit campaigning influence because if they don’t, they might end up with skewed democratic process, possibly a reality show star as president.

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Re:Testimony of Mark Zuckerberg – Hearing Before US House of... by chimeracoder on Monday April 09, 2018 @11:31PM (#16798802)
> Actually since Citizens United this is effectively pretty much the case.

This is a gross misunderstanding of the Citizens United ruling.

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