The political ads do not necessarily support one candidate, but are used to influence votes. This reform is required at all levels of our government. No one ever envisioned that we, as Americans, would use money to buy fee speech. It is time we abandoned this free speech argument against meaningful finance reform. It is time we get to the issue, exercising common sense when it comes to using money in our political system.
Free speech is about open communication, the communication of ideas to others.
The law recognizes that free speech can be reasonably regulated. If money is a symbol of free speech, reasonable regulation of how it makes it into our political system makes common sense. It makes common sense to see that everyone is heard when it comes to electing our political leaders. It makes common sense to have some reasonable relationship between the office held and the amount of money spent to win the office. Americans should have the ability to contribute to the political party or political candidate of their choice.