[–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

This, and the rest of the generous things she did are why Dolly Parton wasn't a billionaire. If billionaires would just give a fraction of their wealth, they would still have more than they & their family could spend, and be loved by others.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court about campaign finance law, in which the Court held that laws restricting the political spending of corporations and labor unions are inconsistent with the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United in a 5-4 decision, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing the majority opinion. All Democratic-appointed justices dissented.

    From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC

    I am not a lawyer but as I understand the issue the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that money = speech, and since there is no point at which an authority can say "You've spoken long enough", there is no point at which an authority can say "You've spent enough." In public city council meetings people do get arrested if they speak considerably longer than the allowed time limit.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Also, it's really hard to tell if a person is over 18 from one picture. He might have to shut that machine off if the law says he can't render people who aren't adults naked, even though there are plenty of people who are adults and don't want to be made naked by a machine.

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