[wizardoz]

I don’t know when “giving money to politicians” became “free speech.” But then, I don’t know when pole-dancing and crosses-in-urine became “free speech” either.

[Publius Valerius]

I don’t know when “giving money to politicians” became “free speech.”

If I want to set up a PAC to oppose a candidate, I'm having trouble seeing how that wouldn't be protected speech. Seems like that's right-down-the-middle of the First Amendment.

And nude dancing isn't protected speech. You can breathe easier.

[pyx]

I don’t know when “giving money to politicians” became “free speech.”

Lobbying in various forms, has been around much longer then America has been America. Lobbying is a form of political speech and is enumerated under the First Amendment.

[ctdonath2]

It became free speech when communicating with 100,000,000 citizens cost something more than a deep breath preceding a yell.

If I like your message, but you can’t communicate it to enough people in a given time, my own “free speech” may take the form of buying you a bullhorn, website, or radio ad time.