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kentuck

(111,101 posts)
Tue Mar 11, 2014, 07:09 PM Mar 2014

Does the Democratic Party support campaign finance reform?

Or is it impossible since the passage of Citizen's United?

In effect, haven't we lost our democracy with the Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations and individuals to contribute as much money as they wish, under the guise that money is "free speech"? If you have no money, you have no free speech.

Shouldn't Democrats be attacking this decision every day of the year until the American people realize what has taken place with our elections?

Or do you think there are many Democrats that like the election process just like it is? They really don'[t want to change it?

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