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dlk

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10. It Doesn't Take a Genius to Figure Out That Money Isn't Speech - It Merely Buys Speech

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 18, 2019, 09:54 PM

Sep 2019

The Citizens United Decision was so blatantly corrupt, it defies all logic and reason. It would not be surprising if money changed hands or some other quid pro quo happened somewhere along the line.

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Group of 50 legal scholars call for 28th Amendment to overturn Citizens United: 'A root cause of [View all] applegrove Sep 2019 OP

This needs spreading blm Sep 2019 #1

This is imperative. What's our chances with the current Supreme Court?! Nevermypresident Sep 2019 #2

Does the SC have any say on a constitutional amendment? erronis Sep 2019 #6

K&R 2naSalit Sep 2019 #3

Kick defacto7 Sep 2019 #4

Unrealistic, neat idea but money talks and lobbies. keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #5

just destroy the talk radio monopoly and the rest will be easy. years and years of certainot Sep 2019 #7

Money is time Mersky Sep 2019 #8

+1 applegrove Sep 2019 #9

Thank you, Applegrove. Mersky Sep 2019 #12

It Doesn't Take a Genius to Figure Out That Money Isn't Speech - It Merely Buys Speech dlk Sep 2019 #10

I refuse to believe corporations are people until Texas executes one. . keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #11

Ha, yeah, won't happen. Mersky Sep 2019 #14

The thing about Citizens United: people don't know what it is Mersky Sep 2019 #13