The controversial Supreme Court ruling that has been discussed as both judicial activism and Constitutional on the left-wing blogsphere has opened some conversations. What does this mean for us? How can we fight back against the oligarchs? Are they within their rights?
But John Amato, in my opinion, asked the most important question of all: What happens when a corporation buys up all of the ad space, leaving nothing for us plebeians. Ad space is limited, and yes, in some instances so is free speech; people compete for spots on college campuses and bands compete for the ability to play their music at the local bar.
However, another question then emerges, as the Super Bowl debacle will tell all: what happens when a corporation not only buys up the ad space, but when the corporate media refuses to air ads that go against their interest ON TOP OF ads supporting their interest taking up every piece of air-time?
More after the jump on CBS, the Super Bowl hypocrisy, what this means for us, and their latest addition: refusal to air NORML's Times Square ad.
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