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A comment on Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin. Parent comment

Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by ummonk on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @01:13AM (#24834121)
"Corporations" here typically being not for profit corporations such as unions or public advocacy groups (including the eponymous "Citizens United").
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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by staticautomatic on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @02:24PM (#24840717)
We don’t face a binary choice between granting all money-earning organizations speech rights and depriving all public interest non profits of speech rights because we have a legislative process.
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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by ummonk on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @06:37PM (#24843020)
Sure, and Congress could potentially draft such legislation, which could be constitutional depending on the specifics, unlike the provisions in the McCain-Feingold act.
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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by staticautomatic on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @09:15PM (#24843975)
The Constitution is legislation.
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