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Senate Democrats Destroy McConnell's Complaints About Corporations...
...condemning Republican voter suppression efforts. McConnell has been the poster child for corporations and foreign governments interfering with elections.
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/the-lead-opponent-republican-leader-mitch-mcconnell-spent-decades-fighting-against-the-integrity-of-our-elections-now-hes-blocking-bipartisan-efforts-to-secure-our-elections-from-foreign-interference
“THE LEAD OPPONENT”: REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL SPENT DECADES FIGHTING AGAINST THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS. NOW, HE’S BLOCKING BIPARTISAN EFFORTS TO SECURE OUR ELECTIONS FROM FOREIGN INTERFERENCE.
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2010: McConnell Welcomed the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court Decision That Gutted McCain-Feingold And Has Allowed Dark Money To Pour Into Our Elections. According to McConnell, “With [Citizens United], the Supreme Court took an important step in the direction of restoring First Amendment rights of these groups by ruling that the Constitution protects their right to express themselves about political candidates and issues up until Election Day.”
In Citizens United, the Court found that corporations had the same rights as individuals to engage in political speech and could therefore spend as much as they wanted for or against political candidates. It also allowed certain nonprofit organizations to prevent the disclosure of their donors and spend on issue ads.
The Citizens United decision unleashed a surge of dark money that has corroded our democracy. Since then, power has shifted increasingly towards outside spending groups such as super PACs and dark money political nonprofits, releasing unprecedented amounts of money towards political advertisements meant to influence voters.
2012: McConnell Submitted An Amicus Brief In Support Of Overturning State Laws That Regulate Campaign Finance Reform. In American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, McConnell submitted a legal brief to the Supreme Court in support of overturning the state’s law that barred corporate expenditures in political campaigns. The Court found the Montana law inconsistent with Citizens United.
2013: McConnell Filed An Amicus Brief Arguing That BCRA’s Limits To Political Spending Are “Invalid Under The First Amendment.” In April 2014, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC that struck down the aggregate limits on the amount an individual can contribute during a two-year period to all federal candidates, parties, and political action committees combined.
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2010: McConnell Welcomed the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court Decision That Gutted McCain-Feingold And Has Allowed Dark Money To Pour Into Our Elections. According to McConnell, “With [Citizens United], the Supreme Court took an important step in the direction of restoring First Amendment rights of these groups by ruling that the Constitution protects their right to express themselves about political candidates and issues up until Election Day.”
In Citizens United, the Court found that corporations had the same rights as individuals to engage in political speech and could therefore spend as much as they wanted for or against political candidates. It also allowed certain nonprofit organizations to prevent the disclosure of their donors and spend on issue ads.
The Citizens United decision unleashed a surge of dark money that has corroded our democracy. Since then, power has shifted increasingly towards outside spending groups such as super PACs and dark money political nonprofits, releasing unprecedented amounts of money towards political advertisements meant to influence voters.
2012: McConnell Submitted An Amicus Brief In Support Of Overturning State Laws That Regulate Campaign Finance Reform. In American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, McConnell submitted a legal brief to the Supreme Court in support of overturning the state’s law that barred corporate expenditures in political campaigns. The Court found the Montana law inconsistent with Citizens United.
2013: McConnell Filed An Amicus Brief Arguing That BCRA’s Limits To Political Spending Are “Invalid Under The First Amendment.” In April 2014, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in McCutcheon v. FEC that struck down the aggregate limits on the amount an individual can contribute during a two-year period to all federal candidates, parties, and political action committees combined.
