joni Lindgren replied on Permalink
The Supreme Courts Disastrous Decisions
A Democracy is a government that works for the people. That is no longer true. With Citizens United, we now have corporations that are people and their money is speech....and can give unlimited amounts of money to buy politicians.
With McCutcheon vs FEC, the Supreme Court has left us with millionaires and billionaires giving nearly $6 million in one election cycle to fund politicians. This is the reason politicians don't listen to constituents....only to the money guys!
So, does "free speech" mean that politics is about smearing the opposition?
Does "free speech" mean the very wealthy have an unfair advantage and influence at the expense of the rest of us?
Does "free speech" mean that big bucks can overpower good candidates who want to represent middle class citizens?
Where are the fundamental "free speech" rights of those without bank accounts in the millions?
The legacy of this Supreme Court will be that they have destroyed Democracy, giving us a "free-market democracy"...everything is for sale to the highest bidder!!