I think this is going to be a bad thing.

[OLD1953]

There is no such thing as an unlimited right to anything. Go print some kiddie porn, or start a religon that requires ten year old marriages, or ask a guy in prison if he has the right to liberty. You'll get in jail or a quick NO, in a hurry.

Apparently, the SCOTUS disagrees:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01 ... y-dispute/

As nearly as I can tell, this means the only limits to what will be poured into the elections are what the richest corps want to spend on it. If my company, a govt contractor, wants to put 30 mil into ads supporting the guys responsible for awarding the contracts, that's fine. Good grief.

The last election was bad enough. The next one will be utter chaos.

[Felix34]

I don't like the idea of corporatism and capitalism in elections.

It allows for corruption to enter into the picture, take all these lobbyists on capital hill. How much of a problem were they before? Sure they were a nuisance, but it's like they have a hold on our congress now.

We need some regulation on this stuff because we're actually hurting the people more than we're helping them.

[VinceP1974]

Congress puts its nose into everyone's business and we're surprised taht business sends lobbyists?

The Regulations are called the Enumerated Powers of Article I Section VIII and Amendment X