Opinion

Corporate speech rightfully protected

Posted March 04, 2010 10:00 pm

Following the Supreme Court's recent decision to allow corporate entities to make expenditures for political commentary, the playing field once again is level. Those on the political left are aghast, suggesting that "corporations" not be allowed to voice their opinions when those opinions disagree with their own - that corporate access to First Amendment free speech be summarily denied.

I am only slightly surprised by this, although it would seem to me that those seeking hope and change ought to be 100 percent vested in support of any issue that would promote subject matter "transparency." Corporate entities such as MSNBC, CBS, CNN, ABC, et al., now have corporate level nonmedia-based competitors (FOX inadvertently left off . . . oops). Denying First Amendment free speech is nothing short of suppression, as in the case of "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" which started the argument.

We all owe our thanks to Michael Moore and Co. for paving the way on this issue so that the producers of "Hillary" could find their voice. The high court's decision to vindicate Citizens United has clearly delivered the "change" our Founding Fathers would be proud of.

Joe Lance

Palatine

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