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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Obama on Citizens United..
I think the campaign finance case he was asked about at the start of the video is FEC vs McCutcheon
This is from 2013.
If Hillary were elected, she would have appointed a justice to counter the conservatives on the bench in matters where "corporate personhood" and big money in politics are concerned. Yes, she is also against Citizen's United and note Obama's explanation of the predicament that ruling put all politicians in around 1:00 mark. (edit: my bad)
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President Obama on Citizens United.. (Original Post)
JHan
Mar 2017
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fun n serious
(4,451 posts)1. This is great for all of us to revisit and listen to the whole thing
JHan
(10,173 posts)2. Yes. ( I just corrected the time mark where he talks about how it affected politics in general)
Now we have a SCOTUS pick who has consistently ruled or dissented in favor of corporations.
fun n serious
(4,451 posts)3. And is against voting rights.
Calculating
(2,955 posts)4. But the EMAILS!
Won't somebody think of the emails!
JHan
(10,173 posts)5. right?! and the more I look at Gorsuch the more I despair.