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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts) Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:39 PM Oct 2012

Did ANYONE see this coming? Citizens United lets CEOs tell their workers how to vote!!

A labor specialist on Thom Hartman explains about how this practice HAD BEEN ILLEGAL
EVER SINCE 1970's, and how CITIZENS UNITED CHANGED ALL THAT, so that it is now
entirely legal.

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And now guess who's been out there taking FULL advantage of this new perk for
GOP/1%'s bought/$old politicians? You guessed it. Gov. Rmoney is. So as not
to duplicate, here is another DU OP on that subject, with an audio of Mitt talking
this up on the campaign trail. Mitt does this at very end of this 30 minute audio
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=269981

OR

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Did anyone even see this coming? I hadn't heard anything about this practice, of
employers telling workers how to vote "if they'd like to keep their jobs". JEEE_sus!!
.. This is the first I've heard of this. Did I miss something? This is really not
good.

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Did ANYONE see this coming? Citizens United lets CEOs tell their workers how to vote!! (Original Post) 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 OP

One more reason to get Obama re-elected and get this nonsense overturned octoberlib Oct 2012 #1

Abso-f*cking-lutely 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #4

ya think? tk2kewl Oct 2012 #7

Those five Justices should be impeached for this! BattyDem Oct 2012 #2

Yep. Maybe this is our Oct. Surprise? ~nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #6

someone should file a law suit..immediately nt barnabas63 Oct 2012 #3

Yep. Sooner the better too. 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #5

Definitely. Nt Doodler71 Oct 2012 #8

Employers can talk all they want HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #9

Amen. I agree. ~nt 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #10

I'd really like to hear the opinion of an COLGATE4 Oct 2012 #11

I'm in agreement JustAnotherGen Oct 2012 #12

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

1. One more reason to get Obama re-elected and get this nonsense overturned

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:50 PM

Oct 2012

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

4. Abso-f*cking-lutely

Reply to octoberlib (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:54 PM

Oct 2012

All we need to do is get Obama re-elected in the face of this Citizens United shit-storm first.

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

7. ya think?

Reply to octoberlib (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 09:03 PM

Oct 2012

Holy shit!

How close to fascism must we get before people WAKE THE FUCK UP!

BattyDem

(11,075 posts)

2. Those five Justices should be impeached for this!

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:50 PM

Oct 2012

It's bad enough that they've been practicing partisan politics all these years, but they have moved beyond that and are now actively undermining our democracy!

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

6. Yep. Maybe this is our Oct. Surprise? ~nt

Reply to BattyDem (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:58 PM

Oct 2012

barnabas63

(1,214 posts)

3. someone should file a law suit..immediately nt

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:53 PM

Oct 2012

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

5. Yep. Sooner the better too.

Reply to barnabas63 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:56 PM

Oct 2012

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Certainly too late to change THIS election, but will be qued up for
post-election priority attention by DoJ

Doodler71

(443 posts)

8. Definitely. Nt

Reply to barnabas63 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 09:35 PM

Oct 2012

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)

9. Employers can talk all they want

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 09:35 PM

Oct 2012

but they can't mark your ballot for you. So nod politely and vote the way you want.

When Citizens United is overturned, we can go back to employers not being able to make thinly veiled threats.

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

10. Amen. I agree. ~nt

Reply to HeiressofBickworth (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:40 AM

Oct 2012

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

11. I'd really like to hear the opinion of an

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:18 AM

Oct 2012

attorney who specializes in Labor Law or Election Law regarding whether what this guy asserts about Citizens United is correct or not. I'm not inclined to accept his analysis at face value 'just because'.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)

12. I'm in agreement

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 09:27 AM

Oct 2012

I'm wondering if this is truly legal. . .

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