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February 2010 ~ Democracy News
Citizens United v. FEC: Supreme Court Sides with Corporations
Ruling Opens Floodgates to Corporate Spending
and Strikes Another Nail in the Democracy Coffin
Are You Outraged Yet!?
Yet again the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the ruling elite against
the interests of the American people. Today in Citizens
United vs. FEC they overturned the flimsy federal campaign finance
reform laws afforded by the McCain-Feingold law. Corporations can now
to spend unlimited money in buying our elections. The Court has legalized
corporate bribery of our elected officials.
So if you were already disgusted by the fact that over $5 billion dollars
was spent in the 2008 election, watch out. Because the floodgates are
now wide open!
[Click here to learn
more...]
Stephen Colbert on Corporate Personhood!
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