To a certain extent this is a depressing conversion from
de facto to
de jure.
I'd argue that this...
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In ruling this ban unconstitutional, the Court emphasized what no one seriously disputes: the primary purpose of the First Amendment’s guarantees of freedom of speech, press, assembly and petition is to enhance democracy by insuring an informed electorate capable of self-government.
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...is a fallacy (there's not much chance of a corporate ad assisting an informed electorate), except for the fact that the media is corporate-owned, and usually (especially in television) doesn't provide much more depth than a political ad in the first place.
Maybe we'll get more balance if the unions can do what the corporations have been doing anyway.
Bleh.