Justice Alito is at least in the real world, see his comment.
Unfortunately, Justices Scalia and Thomas are not,
although even Justice Thomas has a ray of insight here, not however underpinned, in a sola scriptura way, to the text to which he normally clings.
The comment about corporate interests is apposite here, which has long been the basis for first amendment excesses of this kind.
I recently saw an interesting roundtable academic constitutional professorial discussion re the 2011 Court, and some problems of federalism and preemption.
This is another example of how federalism has failed us all, not just Californians or nonCalifornians, corporations or individuals, investors or parents, rich or poor, black or white, young or old.
Another interesting point was how the concepts of speech, assembly, and petition were very differently understood prior to and at the time of the founding,
than has so called 'freedom of speech' now come to operate, in the last 225 years.
Terms search eg: your state, Why Iowa, Iowa, the media, edification, state local, etc.
See also David Kaiser's current post re Presidential conduct and the media.
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