(04-27-2022, 07:25 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(04-26-2022, 11:56 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: Well, he intends for every user account to be authenticated which is something I’ve thought needed to happen a long time ago.  You’re free to post anonymously pretty much anywhere on the internet if you like or in forums such as this, but in a place that allows for easy amplification such as twitter and other social media sites you should have to personally own what you post.

Anonymous publication is a long standing treasure in this Country. We wouldn't be here without it.

Anthony Kennedy wrote that the Federal Government couldn't prohibit corporations from spending money on political speech because the Federal Government has a less intrusive means of achieving a similar result, namely, forcing disclosure of who the donors are.

Democrats have ignored the decision, quixotically promising to overturn it via constitutional amendment rather than deal with it on its own terms.  Neither party wants to force their donors to disclose anything.

At some point someone needs to change tack. As of now, at the federal level, we have no restrictions on how much you can spend, no restriction on how much it can b amplified across social media, and no need to disclose anything about who you are and what your financial interests are.  It's not a recipe for informed decision making by voters, to say the least.

These kinds of disclosures are possible.  All money spent on political speech at the Florida's state level government is disclosed.

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