Bill Moyers Interviews Nick Gillespie and Lawrence Lessig - Part 1/3

Discussion and debate of the Supreme Court's January 2010 decision for Citizen's United v. Federal Election Commission.

Questions this video addresses:

Should the government have the right to restrict free speech?

Was old man McCain right, is the solution to the corrupt corporate-state partnerships a restriction on free speech for corporations? (with an excetion, of course, for giant corporations like GE which are wealthy enough to buy their own media outlets such as MSNBC and spew nonsense 24 hours a day 365 days a year without controversy as long as it pretends to be liberal/progressive/populist/enlightened/[insert whatever new bullshit term you people are using to describe yourselves these days])

Is the American public now so fucking stupid that a couple of corporate funded political ads will bring about chaos and the inevitable destruction of our society?

Or, is it possible that the real problem isn't freedom of speech, but is instead the corrupt government officials we elect to run our lives?

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[13stevejohnson]

@axekicker78 because money hijacked it dude. this is the problem on the left and right! hell look at who is running for president on the right, newt and romney, wtf these people are against the tea party doctrine... our system is now up for sale!

[axekicker78]

Christ, why can't the Tea Baggers back guys like Gillespie instead of the religious idiots and intellectually bankrupt?!

[hoppinglark]

@schulwitz

If I am reading that correctly you are awesome!

and I'm freaking retarded!

;-D

[moped445]

@schulwitz lol, that's what i get fer speed spell checking,

[schulwitz]

@moped445

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"Librarians have so much denial that they're freaking retarded."

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I completely agree, those damn librarians with their late fees and piles of books, their freaking retardedness is truly destroying our society.

[joestauffacher]

Both have great points, but without working towards a common goal they'll twist whatever new law into this or that which is politics... They really should break this down... each point they want to make, so we can see where they agree on paper. then figure out core differences and allow "the people" to vote... That's democracy.

Otherwise it is stupid to see them argue, when we all want free speech and fair elections.

[bluezoso]

doesn't lessig just end up agreeing with gillespie? what's the point of intellectual arguments if you're merely rationalizing what you want to belief in place of reasoning? it's funny, because both of these men are smart but only one of them actually thinks logically the other's mind is plagued with what ifs and fairness.