Your post doesn't make the government seem altruistic. But the unintended side-effect is that those in government could have possibly created this to keep dissenting voices out. The government is also an entity, with people in it having their own agendas. It must be kept in check.How in the world did you infer that from my post? How does my post make the government seem altruistic?
When you're taking away someone's means of speech or restricting the amount they can spend, you're restricting their speech. To refresh your memory on the first amendment:How do they not have their say under what I suggested? I as an individual can say anything I want. Any corporation can say anything they want. Free speech is not restricted.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
You're still restricting their speech. It's difficult to let people know what an organization is without letting them spend money in public arenas in which ideas are exchanged (IE: television). The Constitution draws no lines about who this applies to, and it's clear this applies to all speech.McCain-Feingold specifically targeted TV ads. If you want to know what NRA's take on an issue is, you can easily connect to their website or call them or write them and they can provide you with their view.
I don't like most corporations and I don't like most unions. But we can't legally limit their speech. How can anyone just ignore the entire first amendment when it's not convenient for their viewpoint? Why attempt to eradicate dissenting opinions because they have more money to play with?
Let the person with the best ability to communicate shine. Money is something, but not everything. Scott Brown spent significantly less than Martha Coakley, yet he still held a decisive victory, mainly because in the free marketplace of ideas his were the best.