In the wake of last week's Supreme Court ruling that asserts corporations and associations have a right to political speech in the form of independent campaign expenditures, the mainstream media here in New Jersey has gone into orbit.
The majority based its decision on an extreme notion of free speech rights. And that makes you wonder what’s next.
While the Asbury Park Press adds,
What's left in the wake of this activist judicial earthquake is wreck and ruin. It may take New Jersey and the nation years to recover — and then only if a different set of justices on the Supreme Court change course. In the meantime, the best that can be hoped for are strategies to limit the damage.
Of course, both these publications are owned by for-profit companies. Therefore, under the previous set of rules, if you owned a media company, you could publish your political opinions (including endorsement for election) up until voters went to the polls. However, if you were an association or corporation without a news division, restrictions on electioneering applied to you.
Where in the First Amdendment is the right to express political speech prohibited for corporations or associations, unless you own a newspaper?
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