When Money Talks The High Price Of Free Speech And The Selling Of Democracy Download

there s nothing inherently unconstitutional in limiting the amount of speech cressman insists we do it all the time for example cities control when and where demonstrations can take place or how long people can speak at council meetings moreover he argues that while you choose to patronize fox news msnbc the new york times or the wall street journal political advertising is forced upon you it s not really free speech at all it s paid speech it s not at all what the founders had in mind when they wrote the first amendment cressman examines how courts have foiled attempts to limit campaign spending details what a constitutional amendment limiting paid speech should say and reveals an overlooked political tool concerned citizens can use to help gain the amendment s passage seven times before in our history we have approved constitutional amendments to overturn wrongheaded rulings by the supreme court there s no reason we can t do it again

derek cressman

berrett koehler publishers