Soon To-Be Ex-Congressman John Halls Warns Against Creeping Fascism

[OneGrassRoot]

In a wide-ranging interview before he prepares to leave the House of Representatives, Hudson Valley Congressman John Hall warned that the nation could quickly descend into Fascism if more is not done to curb the influence of corporate money in politics.

Speaking about the Citizen's United decision, which allowed unregulated flow of cash into campaign coffers, Hall said, "I learned when I was in social studies class in school that corporate ownership or corporate control of government is called Fascism. So that's really the question— is that the destination if this court decision goes unchecked?"

Hall said that the flow of corporate dollars is why he and the Democrats lost control of Congress.

"The country was bought," he said. "The extremist, most recent two appointees to the Supreme Court, who claimed in their confirmation hearings before the Senate that they would not be activist judges, made a very activist decision in that it overturned more than a century of precedent. And as a result there were millions of extra dollars thrown into this race."

http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/soon-be-ex-congressman-john-hall-warns-against-creeping-fascism

[xchrom]

1. recommend

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. Is more than creeping...

seems to be going full-barrel :(

[OregonBlue]

3. This is a dupe. It's already on the Greatest page.

[OneGrassRoot]

5. Ooops. Thanks. Here's link to that thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4677050

[BridgeTheGap]

4. While it's good to hear this from a sitting congressman, it's not new. Yes, the CU decision

pushed the flood gates of corporate cash open, but the influence has been there for a while now. Campaign contributions from organized entities (mainly corporations) and paid lobbyists (again, mainly corporate) have paved the way to fascism.