But even if money does not exchange hands… if I have a million dollars to organize a group of lawyers, PR experts, propagandists, etc. I can still generate and undue impact in legislation that would be hard to match by any regular family voicing their opinion on their own accord
I agree with the first amendment but I think funding a full think tank and funneling “my voice” through a paid army is twisting the goal of the first commandment… and that is before the open bribery that we do see nowadays
By that low bar then, there is nothing special in the video either. It’s not like journalists own the only cameras and access to the internet and accidentally let Miller spew vitriol
Maga mouths can always do that freely, openly and unchallenged on their own. The fact that a simple question made Miller lose his shit and throw a tantrum may not disuade the morons but it definitely is not a win either
unless you have a product that needs to feed off someone else’s labour to be somewhat useful, then you can use it for free legally without compensating anyonee