Rep. Nancy Pelosi Promises To Overturn 'Citizens United' If We Give Her Back The House

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116. What a crock. Need 2/3 of both houses & 3/4 of state legislatures. & Disclose Act? HoHum

[font color=blue]"Second on the list was passing the DISCLOSE Act, a bill introduced in 2010 that would effectively overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision."[/font]

"effectively overturn ... Citizens United decision"? Get real. WOW, with disclosure we would know that Exxon was funding some Crossroads GPS ads. S C A R Y, better sell my Exxon stock now. Sure, I think disclosure is very important in a democracy and helpful, but it sure as heck is not going to stop corporate CEOs / boards from reaching into their treasuries and funding RW SuperPacs and 501(c)'s.

[font color=blue] "We would 'amend the constitution to overturn Citizens United...' [/font]

Is she aware that it takes 2/3 of both houses & 3/4 of state legislatures to amend the Constitution? Now I'm all for getting the ball rolling and at least try -- get the issue (more) in the public spotlight, but when she says (we would) "amend the constitution" as if its a done deal. ...

[font color=blue] &quot we would) reform the whole money in politics to take it to public financing of campaigns, and elect -- and I don't care if they're Democrats or Republicans -- elect reformers to save our democracy." [/font]

Was she drinking? Medical marijuana? The House Majority Leader (if she became that) can't elect diddly squat - she's one vote among over 100 million. As for electing reformist Republicans, is she going to cross-over in primary elections?

If she's talking about Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, along with Obama as president, well they can enact legislation (if they can get around Senate filibusters) but of course the Supreme Court will have their say. Then we'll need another 2/3 of both houses and 3/4 of all state legislatures to enact a Constitutional Amendment to get around the Supremes.

Or maybe whoever wrote the article was leaving a lot of the context out and making her sound like a total idiot.