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FakeNoose

(32,351 posts)
Wed May 8, 2019, 07:58 PM May 2019

Adam Schiff: Our democracy is not for sale




Adam Schiff
@RepAdamSchiff

Our democracy is not for sale. We must stop the flood of dark money from drowning out the voices of everyday citizens. That's why I just introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and restore power to the American people.

11:26 AM - May 8, 2019

Yeah, now we're talking!

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Adam Schiff: Our democracy is not for sale (Original Post) FakeNoose May 2019 OP
K & R...for visibility... Wounded Bear May 2019 #1
I thought it was up to the SCOTUS to overturn the ruling FakeNoose May 2019 #2
K & R Iliyah May 2019 #3
Awesome!...But Caliman73 May 2019 #4

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
1. K & R...for visibility...
Wed May 8, 2019, 08:00 PM
May 2019

It won't fly with Repubs, of course, but we have to make the effort.

If only the M$M would publish the efforts and portray Repub stonewalling legislation in real time.

FakeNoose

(32,351 posts)
2. I thought it was up to the SCOTUS to overturn the ruling
Wed May 8, 2019, 08:03 PM
May 2019

If the House can start the ball rolling, by all means. Do it, patriots!

Caliman73

(11,694 posts)
4. Awesome!...But
Wed May 8, 2019, 08:21 PM
May 2019

They really have to go after Buckley v Valeo. That is the ruling that allowed campaign spending limits, BUT ruled also that money basically equals constitutionally protected speech. Money is not speech. Money is access to the media which amplifies speech but it is not speech in and of itself. In my humble opinion, Buckley is what started the path to Citizens United.

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