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    Andrew Stewart commented on the post, Lawrence Lessig’s Anti-Corruption Act Doesn’t Strike the Root of Money in Politics 1 month, 1 week ago

    Hey Kevin. You’re thinking of Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC vs Bennet. The majority wrote that matching campaign funds infringed on the speech of the trigger (the privately financed candidate). […]

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    Kevin Kraft commented on the post, Lawrence Lessig’s Anti-Corruption Act Doesn’t Strike the Root of Money in Politics 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    I like the idea of public financing – maybe a partial match based on the inverse of the average donation size (which would provide an incentive to get more small donation and fewer large ones). Unfortunately, […]

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    Kevin Kraft commented on the post, Lawrence Lessig’s Anti-Corruption Act Doesn’t Strike the Root of Money in Politics 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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    Solomon Kleinsmith commented on the post, Gay Marriage Polls Show Huge Gains Since DOMA Passed 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    I’m not missing your point at all. I fully understand your position, why you’re taking it and how you’re vomiting this straw man BS about what I’m saying.

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    Solomon Kleinsmith commented on the post, Gay Marriage Polls Show Huge Gains Since DOMA Passed 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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    Solomon Kleinsmith commented on the post, Rand Paul Dead on for Going After Obama and Dubya on Pot 1 month, 3 weeks ago

    I don’t think that is nuance, or at all unusual… it’s just where he stands. You don’t have to be a pot smoker, or not think that it’s unhealthy to smoke (which it obviously is) to support legalization or decriminalization.

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    It is only the “common name” for sporting rifles because of a decades-long propaganda effort by anti-gun groups. I refuse to participate in facilitating that propaganda, thank you.

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