I believe the Citizens United decision will be remembered as one of the most destructive decisions in supreme court history. One could argue it led to this;
Super Pacs, Dark money, The Tea Party, tea party candidates who are crazy, corrupt, anti democracy puppets of the rich. The destruction of the Republican moderate. It may have led to the election of Trump.
A single person can now give a billion dollars to a party if they want to. So can a single corporation, organization. That is not compatible with democracy. It opened the door to foreign money. It created loopholes you could drive a truck through.
Citizens United was a 5/4 decision. All five republican judges voted yes. Here is one of their arguments they made in favor of Citizens United. You may need a drink after reading this.
"Although the government has the authority to prevent corruption or the appearance of corruption, it has no place in determining whether large political expenditures are either of those things, so it may not impose spending limits on that basis." HUH?
That argument contradicts itself. That argument is a lie. They $#@!ing lied. Why? Everyone knows unlimited money going to campaigns leads to corruption. Someone or something made them lie. They knew exactly what they were doing.
Citizens United and democracy are not compatible. One will have to go. The American people will have to decide which one soon.
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