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...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 can easily dominate. The power...
Moreover, this decision underscores the need for major campaign finance reform, perhaps in the form of a constitutional amendment. Without even the slightest of ceilings on corporate and union spending, elections could well turn into auctions—with televisions as auctioneers, corporations and unions as bidders, homes as arenas, and American voters as the prize. Although the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002 still stands in certain respects, such that corporations and unions cannot finance candidates directly without limit, this decision could transform elections as we know them...
...wonder, what is a firebat? Ehrlich classifies these mysterious creatures on his blog as “Iberian, heat-seeking, airborne rodent[s].” But the animals carry great meaning in the city as well. Valencia is famous for the festival of Las Falles, or “the fires,” a wild, five-day celebration of St. Joseph. Bats, on the other hand, are a part of Valencia folklore, because, according to Ehrlich, they would fly off and warn the city when an enemy was approaching...
...time of the announcement, administrators said that the plan—which offers one-, three-, and four-year plans—would serve the needs of ageing faculty, as well as provide a flexible method of controlling the size of the faculty...
...you’re too candid while you’re still in service—well, you can get in a lot of trouble,” said Gomes, a consistent presence at Faculty meetings who has garnered a reputation for speaking his mind...