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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Calls Clinton Foundation Money A "Very Serious Problem". [View all]LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)64. Still waiting to hear Hillary's Position on Citizens United.....
Let's see if we can find it....
I would consider supporting an amendment among these lines that would prevent the abuse of our political system by excessive amounts of money if there is no other way to deal with the Citizens United decision, she said in response to a question on the measure.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-citizens-united-constitutional-amendment
Umm....what other way exist to deal with the Citizens United decision Hill's except Overturning it by a Constitutional Amendment or this Supreme Court nullifying their own decision
Now let's look at Bernie's statement on Citizen's United:
In the United States of America, billionaires should not be able to buy elections, declared Sanders, to thunderous applause.
If we do not get our act together, we are moving towards an oligarchic society, he continued, arguing that, We have got to fight to defend American democracy.
What world are the five conservative Supreme Court justices living in? Sanders said after the McCutcheon ruling.To equate the ability of billionaires to buy elections with freedom of speech is totally absurd. The Supreme Court is paving the way toward an oligarchic form of society in which a handful of billionaires like the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson will control our political process.
Sanders has also decided that a constitutional amendment is needed to push back against Supreme Court decisions that threaten to make the dollar more consequential than the vote in American elections."
If we do not get our act together, we are moving towards an oligarchic society, he continued, arguing that, We have got to fight to defend American democracy.
What world are the five conservative Supreme Court justices living in? Sanders said after the McCutcheon ruling.To equate the ability of billionaires to buy elections with freedom of speech is totally absurd. The Supreme Court is paving the way toward an oligarchic form of society in which a handful of billionaires like the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson will control our political process.
Sanders has also decided that a constitutional amendment is needed to push back against Supreme Court decisions that threaten to make the dollar more consequential than the vote in American elections."
http://www.thenation.com/blog/179306/bernie-sanders-versus-rand-paul-ted-cruz-mike-huckabee-and-citizens-united
Ummm....that's a MUCH STRONGER statement and to the point of the issue. Democracy or Oligarchy. Big Money Buys Elections or The People decides Elections. And Hillary as pledged to raise upwards of $2.3 Billion dollars for her quest to win the White House. Where is money like that coming from? Let's just say the obvious and a majority of that cash will NOT come from "small money donors".
With that, my point is made and Thank God Bernie Sanders is running for President.
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Bernie Sanders Calls Clinton Foundation Money A "Very Serious Problem". [View all]
mylye2222
Apr 2015
OP
Exactly. The motive doesn't matter. Results do. And Bernie is joining in with the Right-Wingers on
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2015
#16
It is worth actually read the article. Bernie targets the Kochs and Edelson
emulatorloo
Apr 2015
#88
“He is following in the footsteps of George W. Bush; he’s following in the footsteps of Bill Clinton
ucrdem
Apr 2015
#22
To be fair, he said he wouldn't run negative *ads*, not not speak RW rhetoric
PeaceNikki
Apr 2015
#5
Are you seriously lumping the Clintons with the Kochs? On a Democratic site?
PeaceNikki
Apr 2015
#80
The concern is big money buying policital influence, which affects policies.
morningfog
Apr 2015
#112
Then that should be the OP title. Not make it look like he means to specifically go after HRC.
djean111
Apr 2015
#10
Actually, Clinton has said she would support a constitutional amendment to overturn citizen's united
F4lconF16
Apr 2015
#113
I wonder if anyone can disagree with that in substance, other than billionaires.
RedCappedBandit
Apr 2015
#33
But wait, you just told me multiple times in another thread that nobody is bashing or tearing down
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Apr 2015
#30
Pointing out the problems with big $ in politics is hardly attacking Democrats
cyberswede
Apr 2015
#116
Well, all the expected OMG he's helping Republicans! comments were posted.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Apr 2015
#29
So that's his first mistake. I'll give him a pass on that one. Hopefully we don't see much more like
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#72
Actually, the headline is really distorting what Sanders was saying. He was concerned
still_one
Apr 2015
#84
That's why its a mistake on Bernies part. Anything that he says that could be construed as an
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#87
Headline writer totally missed Sander's point, and went for a click-bait headline
emulatorloo
Apr 2015
#92
I agree. Once Bernie fully gets into campaign mode he will make things very clear
still_one
Apr 2015
#102
He's not wrong about this: "It is about a political system today that is dominated by big money."
cyberswede
Apr 2015
#114
Bernie is gonna stir some shit, and that is good. At the end of the day if he does NOT win
NoJusticeNoPeace
May 2015
#126
ATTACK THE RITE, not hillary!!!! reagan's rules. do not chop down your team!!!!
pansypoo53219
May 2015
#127