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rob05c · 3878 days ago · link · · parent · post: List of House members who were paid to oppose Net Neutrality
The short answer is: 1 The Constitution guarantees the right of people to petition the government. 2 The Constitution guarantees the right of people to free speech. 3 The Supreme Court recognizes campaign contributions as speech. 4 The Supreme Court recognizes corporations as "people." Ergo, corporations have the "right" to petition the government, and to provide campaign contributions, and theoretically the two are unrelated. Oh, it gets better. In 2009, Boehner, who is now Speaker of the House, handed out lobbyist checks on the House floor immediately before a vote. I would argue it isn't, by definition.Could someone explain to me how this is legal
how this is legal in a democracy?