tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post8960887668162260225..comments2023-12-18T10:15:52.664-06:00Comments on Gillette-Torvik Blog: A Gillette-Torvik Conversation™: The Montana Corporate Speech Case — PART FIVEBart Torvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-70308714091521125982012-01-25T15:02:57.119-06:002012-01-25T15:02:57.119-06:00More nightmarish stuff - http://www.businessinside...More nightmarish stuff - http://www.businessinsider.com/the-global-risks-you-need-to-freak-out-about-in-2012-2012-1<br /><br />Plus the seed of a solution: High Noon by JF Rischard. I'm sure fully dignified lawyers have a part to play as do the rest of us.<br /><br />Best regards, ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-3364762515596745452012-01-25T12:34:56.412-06:002012-01-25T12:34:56.412-06:00I think this was the issue - http://www.newscienti...I think this was the issue - http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19826501.500-why-the-demise-of-civilisation-may-be-inevitable.html<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-43932363183170467232012-01-25T08:30:44.705-06:002012-01-25T08:30:44.705-06:00Chris appears to be broaching subjects that are ab...Chris appears to be broaching subjects that are above our pay grade. But I would like to hear more about his formula of <em>Buckley v. Valeo</em> + today's technology = societal collapse & environmental nightmare.Bart Torvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-1568177216819617432012-01-25T07:20:41.856-06:002012-01-25T07:20:41.856-06:00Hiring somebody to write articles is small potatoe...Hiring somebody to write articles is small potatoes compared with the 1976 Supreme Court decision combined with today's technology. Also, we shouldn't take complexity lightly. An article in The New Scientist a couple of years ago compared societal complexities/fragilities and concluded all but the Byzantines collapsed. Thank you for responding Adam but surely the risk of global collapse into an environmental nightmare partly for the sake of legal nicety is worthy of study.<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-994063824809911322012-01-24T17:35:06.432-06:002012-01-24T17:35:06.432-06:00Thanks for commenting Chris. Money being used to ...Thanks for commenting Chris. Money being used to finance speech is as old as the Republic. After all, Phillip Freneau was hired by Jefferson and Madison to write articles attacking Federalists in the National Gazette. At the same time, as government regulation of industries grew, attempts by corporations to influence elections and the drafting of legislation has also grown. So in a sense the amount of money going towards elections is tied to increasing governmental complexity.Adam Gillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498496568932193475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-2840182852276520072012-01-23T19:45:24.362-06:002012-01-23T19:45:24.362-06:00This morning I heard "speech equals money&quo...This morning I heard "speech equals money" is driven by increasing governmental complexity. I can't find anything on the Web to this effect. What do you think?<br /><br />Thanks, ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com