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by s73v3r 3886 days ago
You're not entitled to speak to a large audience. And I'm not saying to completely ban political donations. I'm saying to severely limit them. Let every citizen donate $500/year to political causes, no more.

The budgeting problems of campaigns are not my concern. The ability of a few wealthy elites to completely dominate the political conversation simply by having more money, and therefore more speech, is.

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This gets messy when people disagree with what a 'political cause' is
Not being entitled to something doesn't mean the government can just prevent you from it.

You do in fact have the right to speak to a large audience, if you can find one willing to listen.

And then the causes that are not popular with those in power will be the ones defined as "political."