Tom Moore

Vile liar Alex Jones has been welcomed back to this platform by Musk. I'm done here. Find me on Bluesky at @thmoore.bsky.social.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

Alex Jones, who unapologetically caused Sandy Hook victims' families untold pain with the vilest of lies, has just been welcomed back to this platform with Elon Musk’s open arms.

So I'm done here. I thank my dear friend @dtofig for his lead on this. Find me on Threads @thmoore.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

@PrawfBainbridge Thank you! I was sent this about half a dozen times yesterday, including from Hawaii. Your context on it is quite helpful.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

There’s no finessing on that point. There’s never been any claim that any of these laws affect anything outside the borders of the states that pass them. One by one, states will clean up their own politics of all dark and corporate money.

[Steve Bainbridge @PrawfBainbridge]

“Completely” is an exaggeration. CAP consistently finesses the point that Montana cannot regulate what Delaware corporations do outside of Montana. (Or Hawaii as the case may be.) Even if the company is based in Montana. As for what Montana does within its own borders, who cares?

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

@PrawfBainbridge I respect that a great deal. Thank you.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

@PrawfBainbridge When the history of how the states rose up to defeat Citizens United is written, you'll get your full share of the credit.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

@PrawfBainbridge And that's one of the many reasons why this approach will work.

I've thanked you privately for your help with this, and now I'll thank you publicly — the thumbs-up you gave me early on regarding CPR's corp-law issues made all the difference.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

Just so we're clear: You have written that states have the authority to decide which powers to issue to the domestic and foreign entities operating as corporations within their borders. Do you still stand by that?

[Steve Bainbridge @PrawfBainbridge]

The position you’re taking makes no sense. Logically, what would stop the government from prohibiting newspapers from running editorials or opinion pieces supporting or opposing candidates for office, so long as the newspapers were owned by corporations? Doubtless you’ll say money isn’t speech, but that’s just silly. The NY Times spends money to print editorials.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

@PrawfBainbridge Have you read the laws you’re criticizing? They have media-activity exemptions that mirror the federal language.

Moreover, you were among the last of the people I would have expected to conflate (a) not granting a corp a power with (b) prohibiting that corp from doing something.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

Have you read these laws you’re criticizing? They have media-activity exemptions that mirror the federal language.

And you’re one of the last people I would expect to keep making the error that not empowering a corporation is the same as prohibiting it from doing something.

[Steve Bainbridge @PrawfBainbridge]

The position you’re taking makes no sense. Logically, what would stop the government from prohibiting newspapers from running editorials or opinion pieces supporting or opposing candidates for office, so long as the newspapers were owned by corporations? Doubtless you’ll say money isn’t speech, but that’s just silly. The NY Times spends money to print editorials.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

Oh, and as for what Montana does within its borders, I care quite a bit, as do most Montanans.

[Steve Bainbridge @PrawfBainbridge]

“Completely” is an exaggeration. CAP consistently finesses the point that Montana cannot regulate what Delaware corporations do outside of Montana. (Or Hawaii as the case may be.) Even if the company is based in Montana. As for what Montana does within its own borders, who cares?

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

Taking a break from my https://t.co/gwMJzb84vY exile to spotlight my latest Substack post, which shows how UCLA Law's Stephen Bainbridge (@PrawfBainbridge) confirms the corporate-law underpinnings of CAP's Citizens-United-undoing Corporate Power Reset: https://t.co/tUC9cGY1q3

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

@Maleko95 @ABC … And the great thing about ultra vires enforcement is that it’s generally done by private parties, not the government.

[Tom Moore @thmoore]

@Maleko95 @ABC My analysis is that it doesn’t affect PRP directly, as it’s a trust. But the only entities that are able to provide funds to it — unisons and contractors — are no longer empowered to spend in politics directly or indirectly. …