At bottom, the Court’s opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt. It is a strange time to repudiate that common sense. While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this Court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics.
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John Paul Stevens’s dissenting opinion on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the case that decided “corporations are people”, “money is free speech”, and allowed for Super PACs. Go to Amend2012.org to watch a video explaining how awful this is and sign a petition that will be sent directly to your representative, at least. Or also donate if you can. This ruling is pretty fucked up and only a constitutional amendment can fix it. (via bradofarrell) |
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