Seriously. We cant take this any more. We need to double down on our belief in democracy and fairness, not on the most elitist, disgusting Supreme Court in history --thanks to George Bush. With Wednesday’s decision in McCutcheon v. FEC, the Supreme Court has doubled down on Citizens United crushing the last aspect of campaign finance reform. It is now official, or perhaps more official. Plutocracy = The United States of America. The rich will rule at levels beyond our imagination even just a few years ago. Justice Breyer writing for the four Justices who dont represent the billionaire class said the decision undermines the political integrity of our governmental institutions: It creates a loophole that will allow a single individual to contribute millions of dollars to a political party or to a candidate’s campaign. …What has this to do with corruption? It has everything to do with corruption…. Today’s decision eviscerates our Nation’s campaign finance laws, leaving a remnant incapable of dealing with the grave problems of democratic legitimacy that those laws were intended to resolve. Breyer couldnt be clearer. And we cant be clearer. This is depressing, infuriating, and it is time for us to revolt. Please donate to alternet.org to help turn this around and bring our democracy back.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 03:04:05 +0000
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