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TYT: What You Need To Know About The McCutcheon Ruling
SUPPORT the 28th Amendment to #GetMoneyOut http://www.wolf-pac.com/petition?=tyt13gmo
*Today, once again, the government lost a campaign finance case, McCutcheon v. FEC. And while it could have lost in somewhat worse ways, this opinion is pretty awful, portending a raft of new First Amendment attacks on soft money and even on the basic rules limiting how much individuals can give candidates for office...* Why does this ruling undermine democracy in the United States? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Richard L. Hasen at Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/04/the_subtle_awfulness_of_the_mccutcheon_v_fec_campaign_finance_decision_the.html
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http://leftvoices.net/wordpress/the-supreme-court-opens-the-floodgates-for-wealthy-donors-in-federal-elections/ An interview with Free Speech for Free People.
(What this ruling really needs is a projectile-vomiting emoticon. I've only seen that on one site, ever...I'd love to duplicate it. For now, this will have to do:
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(What this ruling really needs is a projectile-vomiting emoticon. I've only seen that on one site, ever...I'd love to duplicate it. For now, this will have to do:
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