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Gothmog

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2. Platform on Citizens United
Wed May 25, 2016, 02:01 PM
May 2016

Here is the Clinton platform on Citizens United and Campaign finance reform https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/campaign-finance-reform/



Hillary is calling for aggressive campaign finance reform to end the stranglehold that wealthy interests have over our political system and restore a government of, by, and for the people—not just the wealthy and well-connected. Her proposals will curb the outsized influence of big money in American politics, shine a light on secret spending, and institute real reforms to raise the voices of regular voters.

Hillary will:

Overturn Citizens United. Hillary will appoint Supreme Court justices who value the right to vote over the right of billionaires to buy elections. She’ll push for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United in order to restore the role of everyday voters in elections.

End secret, unaccountable money in politics. Hillary will push for legislation to require outside groups to publicly disclose significant political spending. And until Congress acts, she'll sign an executive order requiring federal government contractors to do the same. Hillary will also promote an SEC rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose political spending to shareholders.

Amplify the voices of everyday Americans. Hillary will establish a small-donor matching system for presidential and congressional elections to incentivize small donors to participate in elections, and encourage candidates to spend more time engaging a representative cross-section of voters.

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Great questions. A wonderful tribute to your username. RufusTFirefly May 2016 #1
Platform on Citizens United Gothmog May 2016 #2
I genuinely wish you luck getting substantive responses. It would be a pleasure to have real JudyM May 2016 #3
Here, here. LAS14 May 2016 #11
Fracking Gothmog May 2016 #4
Ack! a fracking supporter! panader0 May 2016 #6
A rare sighting, to be sure! Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #9
I'll drink to that! RufusTFirefly May 2016 #26
FBI investigation Gothmog May 2016 #5
She "chose" to ignore the rules. So it's not a "serious lapse in judgement". panader0 May 2016 #7
Waiting for a Clinton indictment? Don’t hold your breath Gothmog May 2016 #14
I disagree that no crimes were committed--we'll have to wait and see. panader0 May 2016 #16
Exactly. The fact that Obama's DoJ may not indict is not a demonstration that no crime has occurred. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #25
What? yallerdawg May 2016 #27
This spells doom in the 40 or so civil suits for Hillary's deliberate violation of the FOIA, but the Attorney in Texas May 2016 #24
"As a lawyer..." bvf May 2016 #8
No-but I may try for the rules committee at the DNC Gothmog May 2016 #13
Oooh...! bvf May 2016 #18
I am running to be a national delegate and I have been working with the Clinton campaign on issues Gothmog May 2016 #21
I've been fairly active since working Dennis Kucinich's bvf May 2016 #33
Your posts amuse me given the rather sad but silly nature of your posts Gothmog May 2016 #34
Who said anything about Philadelphia? bvf May 2016 #37
You'd better hurry before DWS is thrown out.... panader0 May 2016 #19
Texas gets 9 members to each of the Rules, Platform and Credentials permanent committees Gothmog May 2016 #20
Any statement about "mens rea" is ill informed. You don't have access to the FBI's investigation so Attorney in Texas May 2016 #23
Hillary Clinton is going to be exonerated on the email controversy. Gothmog May 2016 #31
You say that you abhor the non-legal analysis of the issue. You should know there's no "exoneration" Attorney in Texas May 2016 #32
Thank you for your thoughtful discussion. I however have to disagree (a little bit). ThinkCritically May 2016 #36
Happy to engage in civil discourse. LAS14 May 2016 #10
Thanks for numbering Buzz cook May 2016 #12
Hmmm Tarc May 2016 #15
ok arely staircase May 2016 #17
Well, you could learn something about Citizens United, for starters. TwilightZone May 2016 #22
I'll answer: CrowCityDem May 2016 #28
+ 1 JoePhilly May 2016 #29
On question 1, Sanders is talking about appointing judges to SC who would rule to overturn, the case Thinkingabout May 2016 #30
^^^Thank you for all your responses^^^ ThinkCritically May 2016 #35
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