[Judith Anne]

Hold it! Hold it!

Now listen: what exactly was lost by this ruling? Let's look at it rationally. Do we even KNOW anything yet, or are we reacting to liberal AP spin of the ruling?

IF we lost anything, and that's a big if, did the Dems also lose whatever it was?

Will this prevent the NRA from buying a channel?

I'm a little sick of saturated airwaves before elections on the alpha nets--isn't anyone else? Do such ads actually accomplish anything? We all like to gag by the time the election comes, anyway. There are a lot more ways to get the message out than TV ads anyway, attack ads or otherwise. The republicans have a big ol' wad of money--I'm sure it can be spent wisely.

What is with all these otherwise good posters who are suddenly hysterical?

Can't we all calm down and find out what the decision actually says?

[retrokitten]

Please, let's not be rational.

[Protagoras]

Do such ads actually accomplish anything?

They accomplish a very important thing. They illustrate that we can say anything we want, anytime we want, about politics and the people and issues that will have an effect on our lives. It's the main difference between freedom and tyranny.

That's what it accomplishes.