When President Obama warned that Citizens United would invite foreign money into U.S. elections, Justice Alito responded, "Not true." The verdict is in: Obama was right. Alito was wrong. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/obama-was-right-about-citizens-united?fbclid=IwAR3ht00QwA68zuBATnVryXsQvllEiyATs0-e-aCKzesuHhQ7XsQo8tb2PJY
Obama Was Right About Citizens United

The Supreme Court’s 2010 decision has opened the door to foreign money in U.S. elections.

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@BrennanCenter What has "Justice" Alito been right about?

@BrennanCenter As was usually the case.

Too bad more people didn't pay attention.

this is why the GOP is so dead-set against revealing dark money, they don't want you to see how much they get from putin's oligarchs who bought US citizenship.

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@BrennanCenter How long can U.S. Rule of Law afford & survive 6 biased SCOTUS majority justices on the bench corruptly attacking civil liberties based on the 14th Amendment & other constitutional provisions, to please their donors, mentors & puppeteers?

#RuleOfLaw #DefendDemocracy #DefendTheConstitution #CleanSCOTUS

@ArenaCops @BrennanCenter we survived it for the first 200 yrs of our country. We can survive this too. They will wipe out decades of progress but hopefully we will start electing dems that have some spine and will fight to do what’s right instead of just complaining & fundraising. Dems could’ve added to court if Biden wanted to. He’d rather play nice with his enemies. Gop liked him bc he pushed for their policies.

@BrennanCenter How compatible are anti-liberal justices with civil liberties, liberty & the constitutional order in general?

#RuleOfLaw #Freedom #DefendDemocracy

@ArenaCops @BrennanCenter they are completely incompatible w/everything you mentioned. No more Miranda rights, FLorida is banning teaching black history in schools and lgbt info in books. TX has made everyone bounty hunters against abortion. Voting rights act is gone and instant voter suppression. Abortion illegal in many states. Major restrictions on protesting and more immunity for police brutality. Court wants us in 1950 w/out taxes and more white rich power
@BrennanCenter Given a cruise through @sludge 's collection of news stories, there are breathtaking amounts of dark money flowing in various directions (in the tens and hundreds of millions). It explains why some people are getting rich operating advocacy shops. This is way more than ten years ago...
@toxtethogrady @BrennanCenter @sludge the gop says that govt is the problem. I actually agree when it comes to spending bc it always gets funneled into their pockets. It’s simply their tool to get rich. That’s a big problem.
@twitterreject @BrennanCenter @sludge No one knows better how to do that than anarcho-capitalist Peter Thiel. And he has contracts to spy on people for the government...
@BrennanCenter Even at the time, everyone knew what was coming...
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The thing is Obama knew he was right.
Tragically, Alito likely also knew Obama was right.
@BrennanCenter this 👆 is the way to get independents and even some republican voters to want to overturn citizens United. Especially those who strongly support Ukraine, Ukraine can really be a uniting issue to take on the influence of money in politics and the dangers of the unchecked power of the ultra rich see:musk
@BrennanCenter But Alito was only doing it in performance. Obama was working in good faith.

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I don't recall Barack Obama being wrong about anything he publicly addresses. He was the absolute BEST in my 82 years.

And , of course, why would anyone believe anything alito had to say. He believes that he is going to live forever, on high, with his mythical God.

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that's because Alito is a lying pos
@BrennanCenter Everyone could see that except for the zealots.
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And absolutely no one is surprised.
@BrennanCenter Alito wanted Putin in America
@BrennanCenter Alito is not a friend of our democracy. He is a national security threat
@BrennanCenter No. Alito was/is complicit.
@BrennanCenter You know, Biden could expand the Court to 13 -- a perfectly reasonable, legal, and constitutional move -- and make Obama one of the four new justices and that would just be absolutely perfect.
@BrennanCenter How is it the Canadian businessman got fined almost $1 million, but the article mentions nothing about consequences for the Republican Trump super PAC that accepted the illegal and corrupt contribution?
Seems they should’ve gotten a bigger fine, and even been shut down
@BrennanCenter Alito always knew he was wrong.
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The most recent example: George Santos’ campaign.
@BrennanCenter Alito knew this would happen. He wanted it to happen
@BrennanCenter you spelled "Alito lied" wrong
@BrennanCenter Alita knew. He just lies because of who his masters are. Should be impeached.
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Justice Alito seems to be wrong about almost everything. He clearly shouldn't be on the Supreme Court.
@BrennanCenter Alito is a festering amoral weasel who should never be able to order food in a restaurant without wondering if someone pissed on it

@BrennanCenter Duh?

Alito is evil. He uses his power on the court as a weapon.

@BrennanCenter Alito was not "wrong," in my opinion; he deliberately lied.
@BrennanCenter Has the SC ever reversed any decisions it's made?
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just saw this come across my bow, and I had already boosted it b4, so thought I'd celebrate it with sharing with you. I'll leave you to your fitted sheet now. hahaha carry on
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Alito is wrong about everything. 6 of these justices should not be on the Supreme Court. Their decisions are based on ideology and they're bought and paid for by Leonard Leo.