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Orsino

(37,428 posts)
22. That is so far beside the point of the OP.
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 12:47 PM
Mar 2016

Citizens United only pretended to be about a movie, or about Hillary Clinton, for just long enough for the usual 5-4 suspects to dismantle campaign finance rules.

Clinton certainly is not the only candidate to have been bought because of it. Just the only remaining Democratic candidate.

... dana_b Mar 2016 #1
Do you think Hillary supported the Citizens United decision? Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #14
Ha! earthside Mar 2016 #29
Pretty Damn Easy-We Don't want Our Candidate's Hands Tied Behind HER Back Stallion Mar 2016 #2
Exactly. Unilaterial disarmament is a losing strategy. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #9
The thing is, there will always be another election artislife Mar 2016 #15
Wonderful point. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #27
Yeah like Bernie's are..... oh wait. gcomeau Mar 2016 #34
He Has Already Lost this Election Stallion Mar 2016 #35
So... NO excuse then? gcomeau Mar 2016 #36
Well, I support repealing the 2A and I still support Bernie even though he is NRA friendly. LonePirate Mar 2016 #3
Bernie has a D- rating from the NRA, seriously, spare me. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #5
History doesn't lie. Sanders won his first election through the influence of the NRA. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #10
Are you going to tell us Hillary is a real liberal? BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #16
We like links on this site...but surely you know this. nt artislife Mar 2016 #17
REAL liberals??? PatrickforO Mar 2016 #32
He's to the right of Hillary on guns. It's a fair comparison given the OP. LonePirate Mar 2016 #21
Probably for the same reason that someone could vote for President Obama Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #4
Can you explain the history of Citisens United? ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #6
You know Citizen United was about her...against her? They wanted to run a crappy all american girl Mar 2016 #7
That is so far beside the point of the OP. Orsino Mar 2016 #22
You have to turn off your conscience... kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #8
Because Clinton opposes CU... brooklynite Mar 2016 #11
Hillary gives politicians a bad name. earthside Mar 2016 #31
People can rationalize anything and this election they have a viable alternative but still Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #12
+1,000 at least farleftlib Mar 2016 #24
I think right now its hard to know definitively why he does not have the majority support. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #33
Her platform includes making SCOTUS appointments BainsBane Mar 2016 #13
Not logically mmonk Mar 2016 #18
You'd have to ask a Hillary supporter ibegurpard Mar 2016 #19
Kinda like a drunk ordering another drink while decrying hangovers. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #20
I can see this gollygee Mar 2016 #23
CU said MONEY = SPEECH and WEALTH = POLITICAL POWER. senz Mar 2016 #25
Wait a minute! gwheezie Mar 2016 #26
Pro-Bernie, Against Citizens United. Also against bringing a butter knife to a gunfight emulatorloo Mar 2016 #28
Holy crap ... salinsky Mar 2016 #30
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