Supreme Court Case Protects 1st Amendment!

http://www.nysun.com/article/61425
A recent Supreme Court ruling struck down a provision of the McCain-Feingold act preventing people from airing advertisements 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before a general election.  The ruling is seen by many as a victory for the 1st Amendment.  The majority opinion for the case was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, an appointee of George W. Bush.  Critics of the McCain-Feingold law often refer to it as the Incumbent Protection act due to the restrictions it implements on speech during elections, serving to shield politicians from criticism. 

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But let's think this out, do people really engage in discussion of politics, of the pro and the cons of certain positions or do they just take some side and stick with it because it's trendy/cool/whatever.

I'd be hard pressed to find a Republican who supports the ACLU just as I'd be hard pressed to find a Liberal who likes the NRA. I'm sure both occur, but probably not at the frequency there would be should people actually consider their own political positions.

tl;dr -- I think 527s hurt elections because people aren't critical of their own position and would just be pressed through propaganda to vote whatever "their" 527 has to say whether it's true or not -- case in point -- Swift Boat Veterans for Trooooth.