In Citizens United v. FEC, five justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have decided that corporations are free to invest in the outcomes of elections, and that the federal government must shelter them against the will of the people. As far as those five [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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Reader Comments
It only shows how the packed Bush Supreme Court favors large corporations and the rich over the average American. The decision was an abomination and a threat to our democracy. It should be challenged and eliminated. Corporate lobbyists already have far too much political power.
This is the eternal problem- corporations always bought politicians and governments. It was in ancient Rome, as were all the times. And will be, how much and how we are talking about it.
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