Corporations vs. Citizens... Citizens vs. Corporations

[Darkhawk32]

With the recent Citizens United ruling, the Supreme Court has given corporations complete freedom to wreck our political system.

And yet, as seen with the Keith Olbermann situation, corporations have the right to limit our free speech as it pertains to political contributions.

The stunning hypocrisy and frightening clarity of this situation is truly revealing.

I work for a manufacturer in Missouri. Can every corporation now require its workers to sign rights waivers in this manner or lose their job?

I weep for this country.

[H2O Man]

1. Recommended.

Well said.

[Waiting For Everyman]

2. Exactly. Because in doublethink, anything that limits corporations is unethical.

The hypocrisy is unbelievable. MSNBC, NBC, and Comcast all can contribute an unlimited amount, but when KO donates the puny max individual limit - ooooh, THEY call it unethical. :sarcasm:

Such transparent bullshit, and still people don't get it - including the SCOTUS. :eyes:

[skepticscott]

3. Why is this hypocrisy?

The Citizens United decision was about the First Amendment prohibition on Congress placing limits on free speech, in particular political speech. The Keith Olbermann situation had nothing to do with Congress, so your whole analogy pretty much falls apart right there.

And no, corporations do not have the right to limit "our" free speech. They have the right to limit the speech of their employees and discipline or fire them if they say or do things detrimental to the company. That's nothing new...companies have been doing that for a long time, with good reason, and the First Amendment doesn't apply. And Olbermann did not waive his rights to make political contributions, he simply agreed not to do it without prior approval, for the (in theory) justifiable reason of avoiding the appearance of a conflict of interest by a news reporter and commentator.

So why is no one waiting to hear Olbermann's side of the story? Don't you want to hear his explanation of what he did and why, and how he thinks he was treated before everyone goes on these rants?