The first amendment states that the people are granted freedom of speech. However, people are always questioning to what extent that amendment is applied to things. In Citizens United v.
F.E.C., the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the government to censor political broadcasts for elections that were funded by corporations or unions. The Supreme Court ruled incorrectly in Citizens United v. F.E.C. because corporations are not a single person. Their power drowns out the voices of the people and they have an unfair advantage because they have a lot of money.
Corporations are comprised of people, but that group is not a person itself. The Bill of Rights "[sets] the rights of individual men and women," not for groups of men or groups of women …show more content…
When corporations come together and voice their opinions, individual people lose their voices, which hinders their first
amendment rights. The first amendment grants us the freedom to think for ourselves [Doc I], however, when there are outside sources or groups influencing that, that individual thought is loss. Thomas
Jefferson believed that our government is the opinion of the people and it should be their goal to keep that right [Doc B]. When you give big corporations or groups the power to not only voice their opinion, but also influence the thought of the masses, it strips the people from thinking for themselves.
Corporations have an unfair advantage because of the large amount of money they have. These big corporations practically own the
Senate and have the power to heavily influence their decision [Doc D].
Touching back on how big corporations overpower the people's opinions, their money is what allows this to happen. Because of this court ruling, big corporations, unions and foreign companies "drown out" the people's voice [Doc L]. It's difficult for regular citizens
F.E.C., the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the government to censor political broadcasts for elections that were funded by corporations or unions. The Supreme Court ruled incorrectly in Citizens United v. F.E.C. because corporations are not a single person. Their power drowns out the voices of the people and they have an unfair advantage because they have a lot of money.
Corporations are comprised of people, but that group is not a person itself. The Bill of Rights "[sets] the rights of individual men and women," not for groups of men or groups of women …show more content…
When corporations come together and voice their opinions, individual people lose their voices, which hinders their first
amendment rights. The first amendment grants us the freedom to think for ourselves [Doc I], however, when there are outside sources or groups influencing that, that individual thought is loss. Thomas
Jefferson believed that our government is the opinion of the people and it should be their goal to keep that right [Doc B]. When you give big corporations or groups the power to not only voice their opinion, but also influence the thought of the masses, it strips the people from thinking for themselves.
Corporations have an unfair advantage because of the large amount of money they have. These big corporations practically own the
Senate and have the power to heavily influence their decision [Doc D].
Touching back on how big corporations overpower the people's opinions, their money is what allows this to happen. Because of this court ruling, big corporations, unions and foreign companies "drown out" the people's voice [Doc L]. It's difficult for regular citizens