It's disturbing to me how easily some people's absurd hatred of corporations in the abstract can override even the most dearly held liberties in the western world (such as freedom of speech). The recently overturned campaign finance law was a horrendous attack on free speech. Something as simple as posting about a local candidate on your personal blog could have been considered a campaign contribution in kind, falling under the regulation and restrictions of said law. And that's hardly the most egregious aspect.<p>As the saying goes, those who sacrifice liberty for safety deserve (and receive) neither. In the same manner those who sacrifice liberty toward reducing corruption in government deserve (and receive) neither.