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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:03 AM Apr 2014

Obituary of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA

McCutcheon v. FEC: Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Limits On Campaign Contributions

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Obituary of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA (Original Post) mfcorey1 Apr 2014 OP

done in by corporate money April 2, 2014. hobbit709 Apr 2014 #1

Obviously this court has no problem with income inequality. Because this decision is only going to jwirr Apr 2014 #2

What a legacy the robert's court justhanginon Apr 2014 #3

I'm pretty sure it's been that way for at least a decade. CFLDem Apr 2014 #7

Final nails going in the coffin now. woo me with science Apr 2014 #4

So Dems will never win another election? Puzzledtraveller Apr 2014 #5

Dems will get bought too mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #6

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. done in by corporate money April 2, 2014.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:07 AM

Apr 2014

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

2. Obviously this court has no problem with income inequality. Because this decision is only going to

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:13 AM

Apr 2014

make it worse by placing more power in the hands of the 1%.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)

3. What a legacy the robert's court

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:21 AM

Apr 2014

will leave. The piecemeal destruction of democracy as we knew it. Now it is left in the hands of the rich fat cat contributors who will control who we are able to vote for at every level of government by purchasing elections from the state to the national level. Truly a sad day for america.

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)

7. I'm pretty sure it's been that way for at least a decade.

Reply to justhanginon (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:46 AM

Apr 2014

This ruling is just a formality.

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)

4. Final nails going in the coffin now.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:22 AM

Apr 2014

A couple still in progress: Obama's TPP and expanding corporate control of the internet.

Don't go quietly.

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)

5. So Dems will never win another election?

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:26 AM

Apr 2014

We don't have big money?

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)

6. Dems will get bought too

Reply to Puzzledtraveller (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 11:33 AM

Apr 2014

In order to win, democratic candidates will have to accept more money from corporations, and in order to get it, they'll have to cater to corporate desires. So yeah, dems will still win, but they might suck as much as republicans.

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