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On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
I don't think we can truly fix this broken system until we undo the flawed premise that spending money on elections is the same thing as free speech.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall argues that true reform requires overturning the notion that money equals free speech.

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