Citizens United - the aftermath

[ashling]

http://www.acslaw.org/pdf/C21/Issue%20Briefs/ACS%20Issue%20Brief%20-%20Youn%20Citizens%20United.pdf

The Supreme Court‘s recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission1 rivals Bush v. Gore for the most aggressive intervention into politics by the Supreme Court in the modern era. Indeed, Bush v. Gore affected only one election; Citizens United will affect every election for years to come. The 5-4 decision undermined 100 years of law that restrained the role of special interests in elections. By holding, for the first time, that corporations have the same First Amendment rights to engage in political spending as people, the Supreme Court re-ordered the priorities in our democracy – placing special interest dollars at the center of our democracy, and displacing the rightful role of voters.
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[BzaDem]

1. Ironically, it was Bush v. Gore that allowed Bush to replace O'Connor with Alito, who was the

deciding vote in Citizens United. (Previously, O'Connor was the deciding vote in campaign finance cases, and she sided with those that upheld regulations. Her decisions were the ones that were overturned by Citizens United.)

[90-percent]

2. Citisen's United

I obsess over this one, as I feel it is the final tipping point towards total corporate fascism in America.

IT CAN HAPPEN HERE

-90% Jimmy

[HowHasItComeToThis]

3. IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY

[Mister Ed]

4. Citizen's United is predicated on three whopping lies:

1) That corporations are people.

2) That payment is a form of speech.

3) That bribery is a constitutionally-protected form of free speech.

It's that simple.