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moondust

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11. Citizens United

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Oct 16, 2021, 11:27 PM

Oct 2021

virtually guaranteed corruption gone wild with many in government serving themselves at the expense of The People.

Interestingly, the British MP who died of stab wounds yesterday was a "conservative." All his constituents I've seen interviewed on BBC and Sky News have praised him for doing so much for his constituents, for being a man of the people, "never partisan," etc. Didn't sound anything at all like "conservatives" in the U.S. playing the big money game.

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema received the legal maximum of donations from several known GOP donors, new FEC [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP

The same thing happened with Ralph Nader, and he gladly accepted republican donations JohnSJ Oct 2021 #1

Not only Ralph Nader. I can think of at least two other anti-Dem candidates... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #14

Yes JohnSJ Oct 2021 #15

They knew exactly who they could pick off from the Dems. Raven123 Oct 2021 #2

This is my shocked face n/t wellst0nev0ter Oct 2021 #3

... Celerity Oct 2021 #4

Gross Drum Oct 2021 #5

the upside TallMike Oct 2021 #6

I would think she could've raise lots of money among Democratic donors if she'd done the right thing Walleye Oct 2021 #7

And all she has to do.... SergeStorms Oct 2021 #8

It's very hard to say anything civil about this. marble falls Oct 2021 #9

Me, too Deuxcents Oct 2021 #10

Slays me. Just makes me grim. That seat may go GOP, but it seems the GOP feels ... marble falls Oct 2021 #12

Citizens United moondust Oct 2021 #11

John Roberts is responsible for this and for gutting the malaise Oct 2021 #13

These morally criminal proceeds are a deal with the devil. Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2021 #16

Money buys POWER (control) bluestarone Oct 2021 #17

We should brace ourselves for the possibility that she's gonna flip sides Bucky Oct 2021 #18

One thing is curiously out of sync here DFW Oct 2021 #19

Thank you. betsuni Oct 2021 #20

K&R UCmeNdc Oct 2021 #21