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I agree they're the same. And I don't think the NRA, PACs, union, etc., should be able to participate in political campaigns. I have no problem with issue advocacy and disagree with the attempts to limit such advocacy to certain periods of time away from elections.
But when it comes to direct campaign support or candidate/ballot initiative advocacy I think all contribution should be directly given by human individuals. Regardless of how much Target, the Teamsters, Angela Merkel, and the Sierra Club may have a preference on who gets elected, they don't get a vote and I have no problem saying they don't get to participate.
Despite my preference that this be the case, the Supreme Court has disagreed with me and the rules are they get the last say. So I don't hold it against anybody for using rights and privileges recognized, even if I disagree with how they use those rights and privileges. I may hold it against them in the specifics of their usage but to me what Target has done in this situation does not warrant that (and obviously many people here disagree).
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