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Even if you don't, do you want to set a precedent where the federal government can tell you what to spend your money on?



So sick of this example and all of the violations of our rights that it's used to justify. Yelling 'fire' is illegal because it basically causes a riot and can kill people. Donating money to someone, or swearing on TV, are not comparable so stop comparing them please.



Donating money in return for favors is called bribery and has always been illegal. Instead of creating new laws we should try enforcing the ones we already have.

The Federal government already tells you what to spend your money on, and more importantly (and more relevantly), what NOT to spend your money on. Putting a cap on campaign donations does not prevent free speech, it merely limits the corrupting influence money can have such as when two fucking oil tycoons make up half of your goddamn campaign contributions.

Just because this particular form of "speech" doesn't immediately cause people to get trampled in a stampede doesn't mean it's not irresponsible and destructive. I don't think there's anything more destructive on a large scale for the people in this country than allowing corporations to buy our government and enact laws that allow them to continue widening the economic disparity and erasing the middle class.

Bribery is hard to prove without hard evidence, and corruption begets corruption so even with proof, who would be willing to go against the corporate conglomerate that effectively owns our government?