Citizens United was a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened elections to unlimited corporate money. The rules changed — and the effects still shape democracy today. #CitizensUnited #MoneyInPolitics #Democracy #InformedCitizenry
Ich mag Interviews mit @chrisstoecker . Jedes Mal kommen die Koch Brüder vor, und ich freue mich immer wieder, weil ich die Kerle schon so lange kenne. #CitizensUnited #TheNewsroom #CocaCola #NotGrasRoots
Ob er zum einschlafen Koch Brüder zählt? 😂
Decent chance the code has been cracked for each state to bypass Citizens United. I guess enough people in both parties are convinced they would win fairer elections, or anyway there's some reason that bipartisan support is growing quickly. Pass the word, and in case you want to learn more or get involved in your state: https://transparentelection.org/ #democracy #CitizensUnited #States #uspol #elections #CampaignFinance #transparency #money #corruption #class #inequality #FairElections
Transparent Election Initiative | The Montana Plan

The Montana Plan will stop corporate and dark money cold. Learn how Montanans will beat Citizens United.

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| The Era of #CitizensUnited Could Be Nearing Its End

I think it’s too late. The damage worldwide is irreversible. (dev)

The Era of Citizens United Could Be Nearing Its End

A Maine lawsuit has suddenly become the most significant anti-corruption battle inside America’s legal system, offering the first serious chance in decades to challenge the disastrous Citizens United decision.

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The Contrarian

RE: https://sfba.social/@markmetz/116445423226637966

"...legislation based on this framework has now been introduced in 13 states besides Hawaiʻi: Arizona, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington."

it's just a trial balloon in the courts unless Delaware is on that list.

but: even the trial balloon is important.

#uspol #CitizensUnited

Since #CitizensUnited , the billionaires/trillionaires have bought up nearly all the policy makers.
#Income inequality is a policy choice, and an erosion of everyone's wages, except for those at the very top.
It's a #ClassWar , and they've got the heavy artillery.
Citizens United was a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened elections to unlimited corporate money. The rules changed — and the effects still shape democracy today. #CitizensUnited #MoneyInPolitics #Democracy #InformedCitizenry