Appeals court rejects ruling allowing corporate campaign funding
Source: Washington Post
An appellate court on Thursday rejected a lower court ruling that companies could donate directly to political campaigns.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond reversed a Virginia district court decision in the criminal case U.S. v. Danielczyk, which concerned contributions to Hillary Clintons 2008 presidential campaign.
U.S. District Judge James Cacheris ruled in 2011 that the Supreme Courts landmark 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision gave corporations First Amendment rights to free political speech that were equal to those of individual people. In the Citizens United case, the court allowed corporations to spend as much as they wanted on elections as long as the money wasnt given directly to candidates.
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clang1
(884 posts)Thank goodness...
Appeals court rejects ruling allowing corporate campaign funding
WHY DON'T THEY JUST SAY IT IS THE FASCISM THAT IT IS. THEY ALREADY HAVE CITIZENS UNITED. THEY WANT BOTH THE BANK AND THE MONEY IS WHAT THIS IS.
TYRANNY.
Meanwhile...The Progression continues....
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)may have reached its high water mark and will now begin to recede.
Huey P. Long
(1,932 posts)Sure, the wave may recede momentarily, but do not kid yourself.