But of course, the Times’s real complaint is that these individuals are engaging in political speech by giving to PACs that will push the ideas that run counter to the Times’s notion of how this country should operate. These individuals want less government regulation, lower tax rates, and less interference by the all-too-powerful federal government in the personal and professional lives of Americans.Given that most Americans believe in those same ideas, I hope the Times is right and that the contributions by these gentlemen encourage candidates to uphold such solutions to our public policy woes. Of course, what the Times’s editorial page fails to mention is that, prior to the Citizens United decision, large media corporations like The New York Times Company enjoyed a special exemption in the law. It allowed them to speak freely on political matters and political candidates, even though other corporations and unions were banned from speaking. No wonder the Times doesn’t like the Citizens United decision – it got rid of the exclusive media corporation oligarchy that controlled the public debate.
via humanevents.com
