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Re:SOPA creator received half a million dollars from the TV/... by ldar15 on Monday December 19, 2011 @12:33AM (#3368624)
"Donations are regarded [by those who receive them] as free speech despite the popular opinion that they are bribes."

Yes. That pretty much nails the complaint on the head right there.

"I never saw"

And that would be the second.

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Re:SOPA creator received half a million dollars from the TV/... by jinushaun on Monday December 19, 2011 @11:32AM (#3370099)
And that pretty much hits the nail on the head for why the ruling for Citizens United is bad. It basically legalised bribes by confusing it with free speech.
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