President Obama’s State of the Union remarks about Citizens United v. FEC provoked a lively conversation among readers of our Blog of Legal Times, which is part of The National Law Journal’s coverage of law and lobbying in Washington. What follows is a selection of comments made by readers on Jan. 27 and 28 about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case and Obama’s remarks.
“Those who focus on whether corporations and individuals have the same “rights” have not read the First Amendment lately. The First Amendment does not grant rights to individuals (or corporations). The First Amendment limits the power of government: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”
