Citizens United has taken away my freedom of speech

[Nancy Waterman]

A few billionaires are so drowning out the rest of us that OUR freedom of speech (political money) has become worthless.
Everyone should be limited to the same amount...period.

[Martin Eden]

1. Amen, K&R, n/t

[Lint Head]

2. I have read nothing more true than your post today.

[freshwest]

5. Agreed. Simple enough for any Republican to understand. The imbalance is deadly.

[Gregorian]

3. Boy, that's hard to argue with.

I'm thinking how it applies to news broadcasting, and other media. They have big "mouths". But in essence, an important part of our speech regarding elections has been effectively silenced.

[rhett o rick]

4. This is exactly with the ACLU doesnt get. We dont have freedom of speech

if some are allowed to drown use out.

[Nancy Waterman]

6. Maybe we should have a collective lawsuit

and use the infringement on our freedom of speech as the rationale. That is the rationale they used to pass it in the first place (money=speech).

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. Send it to the supreme court?

[KatChatter]

7. If one wants free speech back

look to America's Colonial Past and what it will take for real change.

[Generic Brad]

8. Absolutely

If the Supreme Court equates money with free speech, then they have assured that those with the greatest wealth have the largest say and the loudest voice. That is completely anti-democratic.

[Nye Bevan]

9. Your post has been read by several hundred people.

It's kind of ironic when someone posts on a free, open, public message board to complain that they don't have freedom of speech.

[MrSlayer]

10. You missed the point entirely.

Is that by design or did you only read the headline and not the whole post?

[Nye Bevan]

11. The billionaires did not "drown out" the OP's statement. For me, at least (nt)

[MrSlayer]

12. You are intentionally being obtuse.

Or maybe you're not.

Did you not see the (political money) part? That is the speech being referred to.

When one person can carpetbomb the airwaves with his political message because he has unlimited money, the rest of us little people no longer have a voice.

Is it really that difficult a concept?

[Nye Bevan]

13. We don't all watch "the airwaves".

I never do.

[MrSlayer]

15. Ok.

Whatever.