Comments on: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission http://mediafairness.com/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission the ongoing oxymoron Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Rowland http://mediafairness.com/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission/comment-page-1#comment-14 Brian Rowland Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:26:12 +0000 http://mediafairness.com/?p=163#comment-14 Ted, I am glad you read the opinion excerpts I posted. They shed a little more light than the average news report! Thanks for your note and good luck with everything in the computer biz. Best regards, Brian Ted,

I am glad you read the opinion excerpts I posted. They shed a little more light than the average news report!

Thanks for your note and good luck with everything in the computer biz.

Best regards,

Brian

]]> By: ted thomas http://mediafairness.com/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission/comment-page-1#comment-12 ted thomas Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:50:19 +0000 http://mediafairness.com/?p=163#comment-12 I was about to post a comment to the WSJ forum on this topic condemning the supreme court decision. I saw your post, decided to have a look, and after reading your digest of the majority opinion (not all of it, Justice Kennedy's only), I find that I now concur. Thank you for doing the work to make this information accessible to me. If you're interested, I'm including a little background on my own meager attempts to change the world for the better... In October of 2008 I setup a website very much like this one (albeit mine was not as well designed as yours) called 'debtrecoveryinitiative.org'. I was incensed that our government was intent upon bailing out a bunch of billionaires. Unfortunately, I let the site lapse due to the fact that I didn't have the time to do justice to that mission, and make a living at the same time. FYI, the content is still accessible at: http://www.cosmozilla.net/ttff/dri I have no problem with billionaires per se, but I despise monopolists who (with the help of corrupt public officials) attempt to destroy free-enterprise, open markets, and deprive others of the opportunity to compete. In my view, 'trickle down economics' is what I prefer to call 'predatory capitalism' wherein the owners of capital attempt to commoditize their employees. In return, they create the justification for the counter-balancing (but equally obscene) political paradigm: 'wage and benefit entitlement'. Together, in my opinion, these two corrupt principles are destroying this country's economy, and with it our prospects for a peaceful productive future. Having toiled in the personal computing industry for 32 years, I thought the Internet held great promise as a means of overcoming the egregious effects mass-media has had upon our political process. The problem is, very few are listening, and even fewer are willing to take the time to investigate the facts, think critically, and attempt to form a positive consensus for repairing the damage. I'm a software & systems guy. You're an attorney. I must admit I'm a little skeptical as to your motivation for creating this website, given your profession. On the other hand, I found no invitation for people to send donations, and that gave me hope. It appears to be an honest attempt to confront some of the malignancies which are devouring this country, find a constituency for repairing what is broken, and setting about the task of re-tooling America. If so, I wish you luck, and welcome any suggestions you might have. Best Regards, Ted Thomas Portland, Oregon I was about to post a comment to the WSJ forum on this topic condemning the supreme court decision. I saw your post, decided to have a look, and after reading your digest of the majority opinion (not all of it, Justice Kennedy’s only), I find that I now concur. Thank you for doing the work to make this information accessible to me. If you’re interested, I’m including a little background on my own meager attempts to change the world for the better…

In October of 2008 I setup a website very much like this one (albeit mine was not as well designed as yours) called ‘debtrecoveryinitiative.org’. I was incensed that our government was intent upon bailing out a bunch of billionaires. Unfortunately, I let the site lapse due to the fact that I didn’t have the time to do justice to that mission, and make a living at the same time. FYI, the content is still accessible at:

http://www.cosmozilla.net/ttff/dri

I have no problem with billionaires per se, but I despise monopolists who (with the help of corrupt public officials) attempt to destroy free-enterprise, open markets, and deprive others of the opportunity to compete. In my view, ‘trickle down economics’ is what I prefer to call ‘predatory capitalism’ wherein the owners of capital attempt to commoditize their employees. In return, they create the justification for the counter-balancing (but equally obscene) political paradigm: ‘wage and benefit entitlement’. Together, in my opinion, these two corrupt principles are destroying this country’s economy, and with it our prospects for a peaceful productive future.

Having toiled in the personal computing industry for 32 years, I thought the Internet held great promise as a means of overcoming the egregious effects mass-media has had upon our political process. The problem is, very few are listening, and even fewer are willing to take the time to investigate the facts, think critically, and attempt to form a positive consensus for repairing the damage.

I’m a software & systems guy. You’re an attorney. I must admit I’m a little skeptical as to your motivation for creating this website, given your profession. On the other hand, I found no invitation for people to send donations, and that gave me hope. It appears to be an honest attempt to confront some of the malignancies which are devouring this country, find a constituency for repairing what is broken, and setting about the task of re-tooling America. If so, I wish you luck, and welcome any suggestions you might have.

Best Regards,

Ted Thomas
Portland, Oregon

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