Thursday, January 21, 2010

Is this the end for campaign finance reform?

http://www.slate.com/id/2242209/

No more limit on corporate contributions to PACs. I'm not happy about this.

Unfortunately, the bugginess of the human mind tends to respond well to repetition,
unless there is already outright hostility. The money to buy repetition, and reduce airtime
of other views bodes not well. Of course, with a de facto control of major media sources
already, I'm not much more worried - except that this precedent discourages many kinds
of potential future reforms.

This makes net neutrality all the more vital. Or strong, socially integrated ad hoc discussion.

I am displeased.

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