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> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Gallup was quoted:
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>> http://www.gallup.com/poll/125333/Public-Agrees-Court-Campaign-Money-Free-Speech.aspx
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> Shouldn't the headline be Americans completely contradict themselves as
> usual?
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> Fifty-seven percent of Americans consider campaign donations to be a
>> protected form of free speech, and 55% say corporate and union donations
>> should be treated the same way under the law as donations from individuals
>> are. At the same time, the majority think it is more important to limit
>> campaign donations than to protect this free-speech right.
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> What the hell does that mean? It's protected but it's important not to
> protect it?
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> Michael
Campaign donations by individuals are limited by law, so there's no contradiction between thinking that corporate donations should be treated like individual donations and that corporate donations should be limited.