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Related: About this forumWhy not require political advertisements...
...to ONLY speak of the candidates proposals and vision.
Make it illegal to talk about your opponent.
Have the only ability to confront your opponent and their record at a live debate only.
You want to say bullshit then say it to the person's face and own it.
No more PAC's doing the dirty work.
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Why not require political advertisements... (Original Post)
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Jun 2012
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. And on the Internet too!
Make it illegal for anonymous people on websites on the Internet to say negative things about politicians!
lame54
(35,321 posts)3. fuck that
former9thward
(32,077 posts)2. We don't do that because it would violate the First Amendment.
rug
(82,333 posts)4. This is why.
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)5. Why is it we don't see ...
Mercedes trash talking Lexus?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)6. There is a fair amount of comparative advertising.
The "Pepsi Challenge"
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)7. Let's require cute puppies to be included in every ad too.
That would make them much more watchable.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)15. That sometimes backfires, though...
One of the 99
(2,280 posts)8. The 1st amendment would forbid that.
However, product advertiser must have their ads vetted by network legal departments. They are not allowed to make false claims about their product or competitors. The same rule should apply to all political ads.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)9. Plenty of false claims in political ads
The 1st amendment allows people to be mean
One of the 99
(2,280 posts)10. That's why they should be held to the same standard
as all other advertisments.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)11. I guess that needs to go through Congress?
One of the 99
(2,280 posts)12. Not congress
The networks need to do it.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)13. but they won't
onenote
(42,759 posts)14. "make it illegal to talk"
Those five words are reason in and of themselves why the OP's proposal is a bad idea.