I turn my back for one second and all of a sudden trying to “influence political thought” is evil or something? Come on. Everybody tries to “influence political thought:” Howard Dean, President Bush, Madonna, Safeway, even this blog is trying to “influence political thought." It’s a nice little thing I like to call freedom of speech.
A corporation is an extension of a group of individuals. In a way, it’s just like a bullhorn. If Bill Gates wants to use Microsoft to “influence political thought,” then go right ahead. It’s his company; he can do what he likes with it. The right to “influence political thought” is the most basic of rights that the founding fathers were trying to secure in our Constitution.
And I’d be interested to know when it became fact that corporations are evil. The sooner America learns (most of them probably already have) that corporations are actually good, the better. I’d like to propose a little experiment: Let's blow up all those evil corporations in the S&P 500 and then see what life is like. But please, could you kindly let me know of when this experiment will take place because I sure want to get away from this country before it does.
Besides, even if they are evil, who cares? The right to free speech isn’t about who should be allowed to express it, it's about who is allowed to express it. Activist judges deal with the question of should; responsible judges deal with the question of what the Constitution actually says.
Last time I checked, the First Amendment still says, “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech.” When did we amend that to say, “… except if they are evil”?
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