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by amelius 2189 days ago
Why? Every candidate still gets some time-slots for stating their opinion. The point is that everybody gets the same amount of time.

And people who are not candidates and who want to express their opinion, they can: (1) vote, or (2) be a candidate. What they can't do is buy media time or advertisements, etc., which many wouldn't equate with "free speech" anyway.