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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt only took a decade...
&t=2m00sJanuary 2010 Olbermann Special Comment - soooo accurate a decade later.
Today, the Supreme Court, of Chief Justice John Roberts, in a decision that might actually have more dire implications than "Dred Scott v Sandford," declared that because of the alchemy of its 19th Century predecessors in deciding that corporations had all the rights of people, any restrictions on how these corporate-beings spend their money on political advertising, are unconstitutional.
In short, the first amendment free speech for persons which went into affect in 1791, applies to corporations, which were not recognized as the equivalents of persons until 1886. In short, there are now no checks on the ability of corporations or unions or other giant aggregations of power to decide our elections.
None. They can spend all the money they want. And if they can spend all the money they want sooner, rather than later they will implant the legislators of their choice in every office from President to head of the Visiting Nurse Service. ... Micheal Moore
In short, the first amendment free speech for persons which went into affect in 1791, applies to corporations, which were not recognized as the equivalents of persons until 1886. In short, there are now no checks on the ability of corporations or unions or other giant aggregations of power to decide our elections.
None. They can spend all the money they want. And if they can spend all the money they want sooner, rather than later they will implant the legislators of their choice in every office from President to head of the Visiting Nurse Service. ... Micheal Moore
A bought president and a paid for supreme court and it only took ten years.
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It only took a decade... (Original Post)
Soph0571
Apr 2020
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)1. 😩😩😩
DEbluedude
(816 posts)2. I miss him.
Thankfully though, through him another voice emerged. Rachel.
keithbvadu2
(36,766 posts)3. I refuse to believe corporations are people until Texas executes one. .
I refuse to believe corporations are people until Texas executes one.
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Grins
(7,211 posts)6. Or until they get a check for $1,200... NM
panfluteman
(2,065 posts)4. Yes, I remember that special comment of Keith Olbermann well...
The last true leftist firebrand... until he was laid off for being too far left. Rachel Maddow walks a fine line now.
AdamGG
(1,288 posts)5. He'd be a good late night MSNBC show, like at 11:30
It would have the right edge and fit well with the young demographic in that time slot. Apparently, he's burned his bridges with MSNBC, though.
liberaltrucker
(9,129 posts)7. Burned them is being kind
More like nuked.
appalachiablue
(41,123 posts)8. Keith & a list of MSNBC's departed going back a decade+
Chris Matthews
Phil Donahue
Keith Olbermann
Dylan Ratigan
Cenk Ughyr
Martin Brashear
Torre, Abbey Huntsman, Alex Dewitt, Krystal Ball, (the Cycle Kids)
Melissa Harris Perry
Ed Schultz
crickets
(25,962 posts)9. I do miss Countdown. nt