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Viva_Daddy

(785 posts) Sun Sep 2, 2012, 03:28 PM Sep 2012

Will "WE THE PEOPLE" let the rich buy the election - and the country - from US?

Stop "Citizens United"!!!

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Will "WE THE PEOPLE" let the rich buy the election - and the country - from US? (Original Post) Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 OP

too late. already been bought. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #1

Amen! n/t Cleita Sep 2012 #2

+1 L0oniX Sep 2012 #5

The Amendment: Loudly Sep 2012 #3

Mitt may have my vote for a cool $250 million. Panasonic Sep 2012 #4

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

1. too late. already been bought.

Reply to Viva_Daddy (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 03:30 PM

Sep 2012

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

2. Amen! n/t

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 03:33 PM

Sep 2012

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

5. +1

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 04:11 PM

Sep 2012

Loudly

(2,436 posts)

3. The Amendment:

Reply to Viva_Daddy (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 03:44 PM

Sep 2012

It shall not be an infringement of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution for Congress to limit by law the raising and expenditure of money in public elections.

If President Obama would simply voice his support for such an Amendment, it would answer the critics of his Super PAC.

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

4. Mitt may have my vote for a cool $250 million.

Reply to Viva_Daddy (Original post)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 04:10 PM

Sep 2012

Non-negotiable.

Just one vote.

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