Quote Originally Posted by maks View Post
whether it's "right" or not is a matter of opinion. what matters is that it would be unconstitutional to stop them.
it's only unconstitutional if you consider money a form of "speech"

even then, some forms of speech are deemed irresponsible and not allowed, such as yelling FIRE in a crowded theater. Free speech has and has always had limits in place to protect against infringing upon our liberties. Commercial speech is not extended the same rights as other forms of speech and it should be considered that corporate campaign donations in exchange for political favors is pretty blatantly a form of commercial speech no matter what loopholes are being used.

considering elections are a matter of public discourse that ought to be fair to rich and poor alike, there ought to be certain laws that prevent anonymous unlimited donations from corrupting that process