I ' m praying Purdue decides to pay the buyout and hire him . <| sep |> Well , it first begs the question to characterize spending money as a form of speech . This is a hugely contentious issue , and suffice it to say a great many people do not believe that it is accurate to describe spending money as a form of speech , much less the kind of speech protected by the First Amendment . Second , under the Buckley standard which the SCOTUS did not overrule in Citizens United the government has the power to regulate political spending if its regulations prevent corruption or the appearance of corruption . I agree with this framework . I do not have a problem with anyone expressing views that I disagree with , or with expressing those views frequently . What I have a problem with is elected officials becoming beholden to individuals and interest groups who spend obscene amounts of money on their behalf and to whom they will become beholden . I have no desire to censor the content of anyone ' s speech , what I have a desire to do is prevent systemic corruption .