2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Why would a Democrat vote for H. Clinton and Citizens United? [View all]
The Citizens United SCOTUS decision revolved around the documentary Hillary: The Movie, which was produced by Citizens United, intended to be a hit piece. When the case went to court the SCOTUS ruled in favor of Citizens United and struck down provisions of the McCain-Feingold Law regulating how much corporations can spend on supporting (or Swiftboating) candidates.
Democrats, of course, objected to the ruling because the ruling would break open the flood gates for corporations and billionaires to financially control elections.
But ahh, the sweet irony. The ruling in the case allowed the corporate attack on H. Clinton (via the documentary), but in a not surprising turn of events, it looks like it may be a boon for H. Clinton in 2016 as it is expected that upwards of a billion dollars may be raised by the Clinton campaign because of Citizens United.
So how do Democrats feel about Citizens United today? Of course the Progressive Wing of the Party continues to be against the ruling allowing a continuation of the corruption of our government by Dirty Money.
The Conservative Wing of the Party has a different view of Citizens United. Still claiming to be Democrats, they've decided that it's ok if their candidate accepts the Dirty Money. They fail to see the hypocrisy. They pretend they don't understand the concept of Quid Pro Quo. They claim their candidate will work to fix the problem right after she is through using it for her gain.
How do you feel today about the Citizens United ruling?
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I still am against CU and the corruption of government by Dirty Money | |
16 (94%) |
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I am against Dirty Money in politics but willing to look the other way for this campaign. | |
0 (0%) |
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I have always been supportive of a government controlled by corporation Dirty Money. | |
1 (6%) |
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