Senate Republicans defend billionaires by keeping Citizens United alive

[Veilex]

By a straight party-line vote of 54-42, the U.S. Senate defeated a constitutional amendment today that would have overruled the awful Citizens United decision.
All five Senate Democrats whose support was unknown ended up voting “yes,” whereas even Republican Susan Collins voted “no.”

This was one of the last votes the Senate will take before they adjourn for the election season—where the Koch brothers will pour millions of dollars into attack ads to fool voters.

In other words, the fact that every Democrat sided with the people—and every Republican sided with the rich and powerful—will make this a potent campaign issue in November.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/11/1329053/-Senate-Republicans-defend-billionaires-by-keeping-Citizens-United-alive?detail=facebook

Anyone surprised by this?

Thought not.

[lordsummerisle]

1. Don Hazen of Alternet

just wrote a piece on this saying that on this issue we're essentially f*cked for the foreseeable future unless the Dems keep the Senate and there's a Conservative die-off in the SCOTUS...

http://www.alternet.org/activism/why-its-delusional-think-campaign-constitutional-amendment-can-end-citizens-united

[daleanime]

2. Kick....