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davidpdx

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6. The pessimist in me sees this only getting worse

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:53 PM

Feb 2013

How I don't know. I just have a bad feeling about it. The five corporatist judges are going to somehow expand Citizens United to allow corporations to have even more control over our elections.

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U.S. Supreme Court to revisit campaign finance limits [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2013 OP

Does anyone actually want to wait for the actual 5-4 decision to come out? denverbill Feb 2013 #1

I never understood why corporations Mz Pip Feb 2013 #3

corporations can circumvent limits anyway because they can "breed" easier than humans. unblock Feb 2013 #4

more to the point, if mz pip is limited, why should mz pip, inc. be unlimited? unblock Feb 2013 #5

Corporate campaign contributions to candidates for federal office are illegal. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #9

Could this be a good sign? Left Coast2020 Feb 2013 #2

The pessimist in me sees this only getting worse davidpdx Feb 2013 #6

yup they lost the election and the vote rigging didnt seem to help so welcome to plan b leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #7

Plan b? LOL davidpdx Feb 2013 #8

duplicate topic - locking OKNancy Feb 2013 #10