1. Most people objecting to this have a problem with large corporations effecting elections -- this ruling had nothing to  do with that.  They could easily put money in PACs to buy adverting.  All McCain-Feingold did was limit the ability of small groups of people and small companies to do the same thing through mountains of red tape.<p>2. Companies do not have to seek profit at all costs, public corporations have a responsibility to shareholders, but even then there is great leeway in what they're allowed to do.