The remedy for speech I don't like...

19 Feb 2010
...is more speech, or more money?

Both, apparently.

Sometimes being a member of the ACLU puts me in an uncomfortable position. Its enthusiastic support of the Supreme Court's ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is one of those times.

Ira Glasser, former executive director, offers an explanation of why we should like this. Intellectually, I get it. But I still don't like it. The Onion does its usual excellent job of highlighting why.

Posted by Jim O. on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 12:18 PM

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