why political advertising is protected to the maximum by the First Amendment in the US Constitution?
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the Congress from making laws “respecting an establishment of religion”, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, infringing on the freedom of speech and infringing on the freedom of the press. In the 20th century, the Supreme Court held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies the First Amendment to each state, including any local government….read more… Political speech Main article: campaign finance reform The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and related laws restricted the monetary contributions that may be made to political campaigns and expenditure by candidates. In Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976), the Supreme Court affirmed some parts of the Act and rejected others. The Court concluded that limits on campaign contributions “serve[d] the basic governmental interest in safeguarding the integrity of the electoral process without directly
