On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Matthias Wasser wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> What the hell does that mean? It's protected but it's important not to
>> protect it?
>
> 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.
Are you saying Americans think corporations should be limited to giving $2400 per campaign? That'd be great. But they're not.
Michael