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Showing Original Post only (View all)All this Russian Buggery of the US ties directly back to the Citizens United Decision [View all]
"Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests including foreign corporations to spend without limit in our elections." - President Obama 2010 SOTU
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All this Russian Buggery of the US ties directly back to the Citizens United Decision [View all]
Pryderi
Nov 2019
OP
Take this case. And Trump's kids on the payroll. Same with Pence's family members.....
usaf-vet
Nov 2019
#14
that's the difference 1200 putin-fed radio stations, at $1000/hr worth over $5BIL/yr FREE, make
certainot
Nov 2019
#34
I agree completely. Fox is who we think of reflexively, but you are correct, 1200
Pepsidog
Nov 2019
#38
For some reason, the corporations that own the media don't seem to care if we go fascist.
CrispyQ
Nov 2019
#25
democracy was flawed but was still somewhat working then. the diff last 30yrs is talk radio and
certainot
Nov 2019
#36
They will care when a fascist dictator turns us into another Russia. The first thing they will
Pepsidog
Nov 2019
#40
Media owners love the tax cuts, among other things. They are "Them" who're in on it.
Kid Berwyn
Nov 2019
#26
no, that was chopped pull-quote hit job on Buttigieg that was thoroughly debunked
Celerity
Nov 2019
#46
Obama ... TOLD ... the Chief Justice during a SOTU speech that fake companies would be able to
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#3
This is true, that decision opened the doors of political hell out to destroy this country. nt
yaesu
Nov 2019
#5
Like somehow the billions in dark money that poured in from pacs prior to Citizens United
pecosbob
Nov 2019
#41
Ask Lev and Igor, their funding was caught after the fact ... which is just a tad bit
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#54
Please, must we besmirch the ancient and honorable practice of buggery by
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2019
#44
This summer the Democracy for All Amendment was unanimously endorsed by Senate Dems
Ponietz
Nov 2019
#53