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danielpalos
You seem to be implying that only media moguls would be manipulating our state representatives to government for private fun and personal profit. Other non-media moguls could also campaign for federal office without any stricter requirements.
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Actually, you are the one who seems irrationally fixated on media moguls. Why single them out if others can exercise similar influence?
How do you feel about McCain-Feingold btw? Doesn't that legislation itself increase the power and influence of "media moguls"?
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Danielpalos
I am not suggesting anyone be denied their First Amendment rights and powers.
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Of course you are, I defy you to come up with a single "provisions against media moguls manipulating their media" that doesn't violate their first amendement rights.
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Danielpalos
Petitioning for redress of grievances and running for elected office are two different things.
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You will have to elaborate, because this seems like a meaningless point in the context of this discussion.
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Danielpalos
Simply having stricter requirements for people who own a controlling interest in mainstream media would be not much different than having non-similar age requirements for different houses of congress and should be disclosed as a matter of course during any campaign for elected office.
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It is completely different, if you bother to read the Constitution that would be clear. The former is prohibited by the First Amendment, the later is mandated by Article I.
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