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sofa king

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2. Do I have this straight?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Apr 24, 2013, 02:17 AM

Apr 2013

Corporations can effectively provide unlimited support to candidates because it is "free speech."

But the free speech itself can be secret and remain undisclosed to the people who fucking own the corporations!?!

That is too simplistic and ridiculous-sounding to be entirely true. Will someone please do me the favor of setting me straight?

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S.E.C. Gets Plea: Force Companies to Disclose Donations [View all] elleng Apr 2013 OP

K&R DeSwiss Apr 2013 #1

Do I have this straight? sofa king Apr 2013 #2

I'm afraid you've already got it. DeSwiss Apr 2013 #3

GOP now showing their fealty to their owners: freshwest Apr 2013 #4

Good thing Democrats run the Senate and the POTUS. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #5

fyi, elleng Apr 2013 #6

Thanks. limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #7

yet us regular citizens are on public lists named, zip code and the 20.00 we donated :) Sunlei Apr 2013 #8

got a link to comment on that? yurbud Apr 2013 #9