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Re:Leaked white paper proposes U.S. Congressional regulation... by mikec3010 on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @06:28PM (#17711458)
Make negative campaign ads illegal. Elections are votes FOR a candidate, not votes against someone.
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Re:Leaked white paper proposes U.S. Congressional regulation... by GreenToad5 on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @09:01AM (#17715516)
Are you serious? That is called censorship. Sure, don't let there be ads that reveal a candidate formerly ran a sex trade ring and is a pedophile ETC.
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Re:Leaked white paper proposes U.S. Congressional regulation... by mikec3010 on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @10:51AM (#17716408)
It's already regulated. They are forced to say "paid for by the committee to elect".

The public airwaves are regulated by the FCC. There is no reason to pay broadcasters to prevent some candidate from becoming elected.

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Re:Leaked white paper proposes U.S. Congressional regulation... by cjhanks on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @09:56PM (#17721175)
For some reason, I cannot 'up' vote you. But I like your positive attitude.
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