Originally Posted By ecdc We are so screwed: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/va-judge-rules-against-us-ban-on-direct-corporate-contributions-to-candidates/2011/05/27/AGEPEpCH_story.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/...ory.html</a> >>A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that the U.S. law banning direct corporate contributions to candidates is unconstitutional, the first such ruling since the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision giving corporations and unions a bigger role in campaign spending.<< Unless something is done soon, mark my words, Citizens United will be seen 100 years down the road as the turning point in American society, the time when we transformed from a Democracy to an Oligarchy. Yeah, I know how obnoxiously textbook liberal-hysterical that sounds, but that doesn't mean it's not true.
Originally Posted By andyll I'd prefer direct 'disclosed' contributions as opposed to hidden contributions to the chamber and PACS. Not that it matters... the rich and corporations are going to be running the country for the forseeable future whether hidden or not.
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