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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
Wed Oct 16, 2013, 09:24 PM Oct 2013

This is all thanks to CITIZENS UNITED. We have cabals like Freedomworks threatening House members



The pursestringholders are not hiding their clouted threats of outspending all reasonable congressmen and reps. Nobody's even pretending that the voters are being represented.

THAT is taxation without representation. We're living it.
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This is all thanks to CITIZENS UNITED. We have cabals like Freedomworks threatening House members (Original Post) elehhhhna Oct 2013 OP
Here Here ChangeUp106 Oct 2013 #1
The felonious one never dreamed what criminality would be reaped from what they've indepat Oct 2013 #2
As bad as we hate it... ReRe Oct 2013 #3
Yes. The electorate needs to ignore these powerful rich groups. ffr Oct 2013 #4

ReRe

(12,189 posts)
3. As bad as we hate it...
Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:07 PM
Oct 2013

... they seem to be running our government now... "America, Inc." If not now, then for sure they will own us if that TPP treaty is passed.

ffr

(23,398 posts)
4. Yes. The electorate needs to ignore these powerful rich groups.
Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:13 PM
Oct 2013

Until voters do that, these groups will remain powerful, fulfilling the process of more low-information types electing corporate shills.

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