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Originally Posted by Aramike
Umm, no. I mean, how is giving money any form of speech?
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Buckley vs. Valeo 1976 Limitations on the amount a campaign can spend (spending limits or caps) are an unconstitutional abridgment of free speech under the first amendment.
Spending money is protected speech.
The same decision holds that donations can be limited to prevent corruption or the appearance of corruption.
For an opinion that overruled precedents from at least six different decisions, forgive me when I seem surprised that it stopped there.
For those who wish to delve into Citizens United vs. FEC:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-205.pdf