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There are some who would argue that this is simply freedom of speech in action. If you don't like Obama (or any candidate for that matter) should you not be allowed to form a group and make commercials or take out ads in the paper stating your position?
What makes things like this underhanded is when a nominee organizes them as a way of getting around the rules. If someone decides to act on their own and pay for some commercials themselves that is one thing, it's another when a campaign helps them set it up and steers them in how they want to do this.
I am 100% for free speech, but I think there needs to be some kind of regulations on these things including allowing you to get sued if you make false statements and making it so that nominees can't organize or advise these types of things.
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