Join our Campaign: Keep Up the Pressure to Protect Free Speech!

[Alethiometry]

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UNDERCURRENT CAMPUS MEDIA RESPONSE--02/02/10

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The Supreme Court decision to uphold free speech rights of

corporations continues to be the most talked-about news item on campus

opinion pages this week, with the majority of commentators coming down

against the decision.

Because this debate is an excellent opportunity to enlighten student

writers about the true meaning of individual rights and free speech,

The Undercurrent urges volunteer writers to enter this ongoing debate

and take a stand for the individual's right to express his political

opinion, by himself or through a corporate proxy. Help us create a

national, coordinated campaign to focus the campus debate on the most

crucial philosophical issues.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: In its staff editorial, The Harvard Crimson argues

that the Court's decision is "one of a growing number of decisions

that overlook individual rights in favor of corporations."

[http://is.gd/7x00r]

RESPOND: Speak your mind and let the staff of The Harvard Crimson and

writers at other papers know that misunderstand the concept of

individual rights.

Please focus your response on one of these talking points:

*Corporations are voluntary associations of individuals; restraining

their freedom to fund political speech violates the freedom of these

individuals.

*Freedom to spend money is necessary for the freedom of speech:

without it, no newspaper can claim the freedom to pay to print its

papers, publish its web site, or employ its staff.

*No corporation can silence the voices of other individuals simply by

spending money.

TAKE ACTION:

*Send CMR [[email protected]] a brief letter to the editor

responding to The Crimson. If we like it, we'll help you edit it,

display it on our blog, and help you submit it to the paper.

*Leave a comment on the Crimson article online at http://is.gd/7x00r

*Write a letter or comment in response to another one of the many

campus opinion pieces on the same side as The Crimson. Send us your

response to these, as well:

The Michigan Daily: http://is.gd/7x1F2

The Columbia Spectator: http://is.gd/7x1Ja

The Washington University Student Life: http://is.gd/7x1LY

The MIT Tech: http://is.gd/7x1OE

The Minnesota Daily: http://is.gd/7x1Qw

*Write your local campus newspaper a letter including one the talking

points above. Tell us if your letter is published.

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Learn more about how you can join our cause and influence the debate

on college campuses:

http://www.the-undercurrent.com/cmr

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Edited February 3, 2010 by Alethiometry