RE: Choice 1 Starting Questions - Personal Money

[Hanson Kappelman <hkapp@email.com>]

"The Supreme Court decided years ago that an individual candidate's expenditure of his OWN personal money is absolutely protected free speech, and cannot be infringed."

I'm not sure we should accept the SC's position without challenge.  I think history has shown the relationship between money and power.  I am not sure that money equals speech, especially if it drowns out other people's speech.

If the issue is having an election in which each candidate can be judged on her/his values, ideas, and merits, then we should look at ways to give every "qualified" candidate an equal hearing.