I can’t remember. I’m guessing it was when The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Maybe not even then. But Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that 80% of poll respondents disagree with the Supreme Court ruling that allows “unfettered corporate political spending.”
The poll reveals relatively little difference of opinion on the issue among Democrats (85 percent opposed to the ruling), Republicans (76 percent) and independents (81 percent).
I’m going to make another guess here: we will see legislation to reverse this ruling. Further, I’ll bet that even the Republicans vote for it.
Gee, I guess it’s a good thing that the First Amendment isn’t subject to polls.
Posted by James Young | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 10:34 amAnd an even better thing that the 1st Amendment was meant to apply to people not legal fictions.
Posted by Steve Vaughan | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 11:25 amSo, Steve, suddenly your an originalist?
By the way, you’re also wrong, since corporations are nothing but a collection of people. Kinda like unions.
Posted by James Young | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 2:07 pmNeither unions, nor corporations were meant to be granted rights by the 1st Amendment. And spending money doesn’t equal speech either. Sometimes the Supreme Courts screws up. That shouldn’t be a novel concept for a conservative.
Posted by Steve Vaughan | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 2:15 pm