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Agnosticsherbet

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11. The Koch brothers own the Republican Party and are spending 850 million to buy the election

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 07:46 PM

Jun 2015

To them, this election is a business expense, an investment that may fail like any business.

Even if Sanders wins the nomination and the White House, they are not afraid of him. To even make them feel slightly concerned he would have to control The House and the Senate.

The President can not pass legislation. He can not raise funds.

We need a functioning government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial to worry the Koch brothers and their ilk. They still would lnot be afraid, they would simply change the way they do business to conform with different rules.

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Bernie Sanders scares the living holy hell SHIT out of Koch Bros and friends, believe it. [View all] randys1 Jun 2015 OP

And that my friend madokie Jun 2015 #1

If only Howard Dean weren't backing what's-her-face KamaAina Jun 2015 #2

Hadnt thought of that randys1 Jun 2015 #3

He CAN NOT be co-opted, bought off, or otherwise compromised. hifiguy Jun 2015 #4

The only thing they have is some essay he wrote about sex, which is only going to offend randys1 Jun 2015 #5

It's almost like "Mr. Sanders Goes To Washington" KamaAina Jun 2015 #6

Those words actually crossed my mind hifiguy Jun 2015 #7

He's never been afraid to NAME NAMES! arcane1 Jun 2015 #8

Yep, your last 8 words are what scares me. These people need to watched. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #9

He is still a Senator PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #10

The Koch brothers own the Republican Party and are spending 850 million to buy the election Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #11

Yes he needs all that but they are afraid of what he represents, populist uprising. randys1 Jun 2015 #12

There's a lot a president can do even without congress. RichVRichV Jun 2015 #15

"they will do EVERYTHING to stop him." BeanMusical Jun 2015 #13

They aren't scared. RiverNoord Jun 2015 #14

I consider myself spiritual blondie58 Jun 2015 #16