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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-29-09 05:08 AM
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2. Free speech isn't being paid for right? These companies were paid by the
entities they were SUPPOSED to be rating. Gamed system, end of story. Bribery doesn't count as free speech, does it?
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  -Under Attack, Credit Raters Turn to the First Amendment Are_grits_groceries  Oct-29-09 04:42 AM   #0 
  - The first Amendment doesn't protect fraud  depakid   Oct-29-09 05:02 AM   #1 
  - Yep. Seems simple to me. nt  Robb   Oct-29-09 07:11 AM   #7 
  - Free speech isn't being paid for right? These companies were paid by the  NC_Nurse   Oct-29-09 05:08 AM   #2 
  - I think you missed the concept  ProgressiveProfessor   Oct-29-09 09:04 AM   #9 
     - Well, theres a definite conflict of interest which makes "free speech" a dubious  NC_Nurse   Oct-29-09 07:15 PM   #12 
        - The free speech issue is not dubious at all  ProgressiveProfessor   Oct-29-09 08:55 PM   #13 
  - First Amendment doesn't protect fraud for credit reports and histories.  no_hypocrisy   Oct-29-09 05:53 AM   #3 
  - Partially it does  ProgressiveProfessor   Oct-29-09 09:06 AM   #10 
     - But the First Amendment doesn't exonerate you from using fraud to your advantage.  no_hypocrisy   Oct-29-09 10:04 AM   #11 
  - Another consequence of person-hood for corporations.  RC   Oct-29-09 06:06 AM   #4 
  - Agreed  Sherman A1   Oct-29-09 06:08 AM   #5 
  - So they're saying they're really "Wild-Ass Guessing Agencies"?  JHB   Oct-29-09 06:55 AM   #6 
  - They just devalued their own ratings as a service.  rucky   Oct-29-09 07:13 AM   #8 
     - Exactly....  sendero   Oct-29-09 08:59 PM   #14 
 

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