An end-run around Citizens United: passing state laws that ban rewarding campaign donors with political favors

I’m not sure I entirely follow. But let me try.
Scenario 1: You make a political video to share. 1st A protected?
Scenario 2: You make a political video to sell. 1st A protected?
Scenario 3: You and a friend make a political video to share. 1st A protected?
Scenario 4: You and a friend make a political video to sell. 1st A protected?
Scenario 5: You and a partner create an organization to make a political video to share. 1st A?
Scenario 6: You and a partner create an organization to make a political video to sell. 1st A?

Now consider different content: about a candidate, about global warming, about union organization, about voting rights, about religion.

You’re thinking (sorry if I’m assuming wrong) there can be a law that doesn’t violate 1st amendment (speech, association, religion, any of it) for any of these 6. And as a bonus, targets a specific type of organization in 5 and 6. The reasoning being that you can still exercise the same rights individually.

It might fly. Next step is to draft that law and have a look at it.

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