The Supreme Court overruled two precedents on Thursday, proclaiming that companies and unions are not banned from political spending in candidate elections.Categories
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January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
This is very …
This is very disheartening. Especially so after the lessons we should have learned about corporate greed and its influence on politics from our countries current economic ruin.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
The Supreme Court …
The Supreme Court decision allowing corporate campaign spending is not a matter of free speech. Corporations are not people. They are artificial legal entities, and they have bottomless pockets. They will be able to EXTORT every single politician in America for profit.
If you think Washington is owned by the Banks and Wall Street now, just wait. We haven’t seen anything yet. First to go will be all consumer protections.
If not changed, this will be the ultimate end of American democracy.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
The U.S. Federal …
The U.S. Federal Reserve is a private corporation. Today the third largest line item in the federal budget, behind military and social expenditures, is interest paid on the national debt. We are taxed to pay that interest, and the profit made by the Federal Reserve can be used to influence elections because corporations are entitled to free speech? Something is wrong.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Oh great.
Oh great.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
They don’t have to …
They don’t have to even set up dummy corporations. There are no restrictions for contributions from foreign corporations.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Free Hovind
Free Hovind
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
- Each human ( U.S. …
– Each human ( U.S. citizen ) within the
corporations already can individually vote once, and
speak out or donate anytime to or for their chosen
political candidate.
- Corporations are entities, and Not U.S. citizens.
- Corporate VOICES are ALREADY HEARD on an
individual HUMAN basis within the corp…
- The court has mistakenly given foreign corporate
ENTITIES the speaking voice rights of a
U.S. HUMANs citizenship.
- And so, what is a corp. ? – an entity ?..
or a human U.S. citizen ?
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Jeez….like we …
Jeez….like we need this right now. Lovely.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
When votes of only …
When votes of only five (5) non-elected single
individuals can sell out Americas voting rights to
foreign owned corporations who will most certainly
sway uninformed future voters with big money . . . .
. . . . it may be time for America to re-think about
which decisions should be made by public ballot.
As for corporate speech rights… ask an
average corporate worker who labors at or just over
minimum wage if their voice is heard as their
CEO takes home multi millions $ each year.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I know that’s what …
I know that’s what I want, but I’m canadian.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
The 5 fascists on …
The 5 fascists on the Supreme Court the American people in the yesterday.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I am a Republican …
I am a Republican but first and foremost I am an AMERICAN and I find this corporate take over of the USA is absurd. It must be stopped. If you agree then you should join me and sign the petition at savedemocracy(dot)net and pass it on.
This country needs to remain in the hands of the American people.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@chezking you are …
@chezking you are so right!! but the otherside of the coin is that the Obama types will turn the USA into Haiti, maybe thats what you want…
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@NiteAngel For …
@NiteAngel For those that see American politics as a team sport, your perceived victory will be the undoing of us all. This decision takes our already dysfunctional two part system and makes everyone dance to the tune of MONEY. The already flawed assumption of the holy private sector and it’s infinite wisdom will have the Eisenhower’s Military-Industrial complex and “our” shadow bankers in control of the only superpower on the planet.
Corporations have no conscience, nor any national fidelity.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@2muchgametime …
@2muchgametime YOUare so right when groups like ACORN get billions from the white house and then influence elections to get democrats elected, LOL then we got the new Black Panther Party looking over and hanging out at the voting sides, we will soon become another Haiti, Thanks to people like you!!! that care! that it all can be stopped…
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
So what’s to stop …
So what’s to stop wealthy foreign interests from setting up dummy corporations in America, and getting their candidates elected?
OPEC could pick our next President.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
-.- America is …
-.- America is doomed.