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

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]

SAYING TO A POLITICIAN YOU ARE FRIED DOESNT WORK, BECAUSE MONEY CAN SET HIM UP NICE AFTER HE LOSES THE NEXT ELECTION IF HE FOLLOWS THE BRIBE!

[TXAggieRay]

The only way to get money out of politics is to get rid of politics. The only societies without politics are dictatorships. Politics is a necessary evil for a free society.

[joestauffacher]

that was a good discussion... Ensure freedom of speech, Ensure the ability to TRUST politicians (oxymoron) , and Power to the people.

It can only happen with participation in the conversation. The internet is a perfect place for politics and with software we can eliminate 100's of government employees. The is a knowledge based world where the cash flows, so the internet is a wonderful place for each of us to be corporations. Politicians can get paid the same way.

[dullsvillain]

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