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...believe that the intent of the First Amendment is to protect everyday citizens, not corporations or unions. While free speech is integral to our democracy, this decision permits corporations and unions to use the media as a battleground for their own interests. “May the best man win” may as well read, “May the organization with the most money to give to their man win.” Smaller voices not linked to power hitters will likely be muted, and there will be a disproportionate effect on minor political issues where special interests...
Campus Democrats and Republicans found common ground in their praise for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last night, with students of both political leanings hailing the speech for its bipartisan rhetoric...
...This really was a call to action,” said Harvard Democrats President Jason Q. Berkenfeld ’11, who watched the speech at a Dems-organized event in a Leverett House common room. “As the Obama administration sets the pace, we as an organization will definitely respond...
...Adams House, House Committee organizers invited a government tutor and the Adams Brewing Club to host their own apolitical viewing of the speech. Members of the Brewing Club brought a festive tone to the event—though drinking each time to the word “job” proved infeasible. Attendees were nonetheless anxious to hear from Obama, Samuel B. Novey ’11 said...
Novey, who was involved in the Obama campaign, said that he and other supporters had grown “a little concerned and disappointed” in recent months, as the administration struggled to deliver on its ambitious plans. But he said that the speech resonated with his frustrations, particularly in moments when Obama exhorted Republicans to commit to reaching across the aisle...