Cenk Uygur
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If Money = Speech, Then Why Is 'Speaking' To A Prostitute Illegal?
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June 8, 2014
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3:48Now Playing"An American law professor told senators on Tuesday that outlawing prostitution was a violation of the First Amendment if spending money was a form of free speech.
"Your other point though about money not equaling speech is a critical point for people to understand," American University professor Jamie Raskin said during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. "There are lots of forms of purchase and exchange that we criminalize, for example, buying sex. We don't say if someone wants to purchase the services of a prostitute, well that is just an expression of their speech."
In its 1976 Buckley v. Valeo decision, the Supreme Court ruled that limits on political spending violated the First Amendment."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
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