Saw this whilst sipping coffee this morning. I hope Mainers (yes I had to DuckDuckGo that) pass this. I hope it gets challenged to SCOTUS and I hope they do the right thing and end this unlimited corporate donations to super pacs and end this obvious quid pro quo that has been going on. Well, at least make it less obvious and it least hamper the amount of money floating around.
-------------- After we screw up health care reform, let's take on the initiative of unscrewing the education system (gov't education) Tacitus: (c. 56 AD-c. 117) "The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates."
I'm not a constitutional scholar by any means, but there is letter of the law and spirit of the law. I don't see how any judge, regardless of political leanings cannot see that unlimited money from corporations inevitably leads to quid pro quo. Hell Trump himself said in a speech that "I love electric, I have to, Elon donated to my campaign"
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-------------- After we screw up health care reform, let's take on the initiative of unscrewing the education system (gov't education) Tacitus: (c. 56 AD-c. 117) "The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates."
^^ yeah GIL, the Aristocratic Oligarchy have bought our Government.. Bribery is legal in America..the Right Wing Supreme Court seems to be a shining example..
Citizens United Has Destroyed America: Why Is Nobody Talking About It?
If America is to recover any semblance of meaningful democracy in our country, we have to cut out the cancer of big money in our political system. We MUST overturn Citizens United. It won’t be easy, but it’s the most important thing we can do over the next two or three years. This one action alone will have a huge impact on, and must necessarily predate, positive action on pretty much every other issue.
^^ yeah GIL, the Aristocratic Oligarchy have bought our Government.. Bribery is legal in America..the Right Wing Supreme Court seems to be a shining example..
If you think only the right wing are buying government favors you are sadly mistaken....
-------------- After we screw up health care reform, let's take on the initiative of unscrewing the education system (gov't education) Tacitus: (c. 56 AD-c. 117) "The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates."
^^ Citizens United is a Conservative Political Organization, they pushed their unlimited Corporate or Individual and Super Pac (AKA Dark Money) through the Supreme Court, in 2010 I believe..it's said Ginni Thomas is a co-founder...
You're batting for the wrong team GIL
-------------- History is no more than the lies agreed upon by the victors.
Yes Citizen united was a conservative group that got this stupid ruling, but if you think only conservative groups are using it to their benefit that's a grave mistake. Both sides are putting billions of dollars into super pacs in the name of their chosen corporations. My point it is, get the fucking money away from corporations being able to dump endless money into a politician.
-------------- After we screw up health care reform, let's take on the initiative of unscrewing the education system (gov't education) Tacitus: (c. 56 AD-c. 117) "The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates."
Remember boys and girls,
