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Originally Posted by finnbow
And exactly where did you get your degree in Constitutional Law?
My degree is in being able to speak and understand English
The money=speech doctrine has been in place for over 40 years (since Buckley vs. Valeo in 1976). Also, the First Amendment expressly prohibits making any laws prohibiting petitioning the government (e.g., lobbying). You may not like the idea, but it is on sound constitutional footing.
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The First speaks of people, now the preamble says 'We the people' so we may assume that wherever the word people appears in the document it is in reference to citizens of the USA.
Look up
redress in the dictionary as well look up
grievance the whole meaning says that the government has already done something to you and you are petitioning to have it undone or at least modified so as to undo the harm.
It most certainly does not say that lobbyists can write the laws and cannot lobby on behalf of foreign nations or corporations.
Of course nowhere in the qualification to be a justice of the Supreme Court is there a requirement that the person nominated be able to understand English.
