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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Election
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's time to review what damage the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has done to our political system.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Congress continues to pass laws to limit lobbyists' influence, but people find ways to get around them.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unless public officials are wealthy and fund their own campaigns, the only place they can turn to is lobbyists and institutions like labor unions and corporations.
- Ethics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, some politicians think they are immune from allegations of ethics abuse.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Carmakers do not lobby to remove safety regulations on their vehicles, but the NRA constantly lobbies to keep restrictions off deadly weapons.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a huge difference between gathering intelligence in foreign countries, even our allies, and secretly getting information on U.S. citizens.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ever since 9/11, our intelligence agencies, as part of the 'war on terror,' have expanded their operations to include American citizens. I was 'terrorized' when I learned that the National Security Agency was intercepting information on Americans.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Domestic wiretaps, government television cameras blanketing our streets, spy drones by the thousands flying over our heads. It makes you wonder if the very foundation of this great country, which is liberty, is eroding right before our eyes.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not opposed to government efforts to stop terrorist plots. We are still seared by the memory of 9/11, and we should be.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a life-long liberal who has engaged in protests against the government and for civil rights, I am saddened at efforts by some of my fellow liberals to silence commencement speakers with whom they might disagree on some issues.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.
- Defend
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- Nov 07, 2020
If pluralism and academic freedom are to be used to defend liberal speakers and ideas, they ought to be equally valid for conservative views.
- Debate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Liberal arts colleges have traditionally provided a forum for debating ideas. Avoiding controversy and 'playing it safe' by not inviting - or disinviting - speakers with 'controversial' views stifles debate.
- Goal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Putting fear into people is the principal goal of terrorists, and they have been successful.
- Distasteful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis had enormous talent, and Elvis was the major contributor to an entirely new genre of music. Sometimes their exploits were distasteful to people, but they left behind an enormous body of work that endures.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020