Hawaii just made history, becoming the first state in the nation to effectively ban dark money in elections. The new law takes a novel approach: rather than ...
As a non-USAian and not a lawyer, what is the difference between power and speech? Isn’t removing the power to “speak” (donating money) not an infringement on “free speech”?
Good question. TLDR speech is expression not capability
Corporations are legal entities created by the government whose jurisdiction they operate. As such everything they are allowed to do is fundamentally authorized by the state that creates them.
As a non-USAian and not a lawyer, what is the difference between power and speech? Isn’t removing the power to “speak” (donating money) not an infringement on “free speech”?
Good question. TLDR speech is expression not capability
Corporations are legal entities created by the government whose jurisdiction they operate. As such everything they are allowed to do is fundamentally authorized by the state that creates them.
The video in the main link actually does a fantastic job of explaining this if you watch it through. Here is the relevant part to your question.
Thanks, the article helped more than the video :)
Thanks for sharing both.
Yea I prefer reading as well!