I, for one, welcome our new Oligarch overlords.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/politics/scotus-political-donor-limits/index.html

Justices strike down political donor limits


By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer

updated 10:21 AM EDT, Wed April 2, 2014




(CNN) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down current limits on the total amount individual donors can make to political campaigns.

At issue is whether those regulations in the Federal Election Campaign Act violate the First Amendment rights of contributors.

The 5-4 ruling could have an immediate impact on November's congressional midterm elections, and add another layer of high-stakes spending in the crowded political arena.
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[cali]

1. call it the coup de grace. It's over.

at least for now. at least in most of the country. more and more, I feel like living in Vermont isn't living in the U.S.

[joshcryer]

2. Quite fucking literally.

[underpants]

3. Wow this SCOTUS sucks

Damn

[riqster]

4. Reason enough to GOTV and save the Senate.

[Avalux]

5. Say goodnight Gracie! RIP the grand experiment that was the USA.

With this ruling, The Adelsons and Kochs will call all the shots, but then again, they already do. The SC did this to accommodate them.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/03/31/mark_levin_republican_jewish_event_with_adelson_in_vegas_was_like_a_stage_show.html

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. If congress were truly serious about getting money out of politics

they could police themselves. But they won't. It's their usual reflex -- assert power over the people while exempting themselves from the laws and morals they resume to impose of the rest of us. It's all just a big fake-out dog-and-pony show for the gullible.

Yes, money corrupts politics but it's because politicians are corrupt.

[liberal N proud]

7. Yea right

congress serious about getting money out of politics

They are lining their pockets and probably throwing victory parties in the halls today.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

10. Exactly. In fact, I'll wager that the just-struck law probably had plenty of loopholes

to allow the favored to launder money into campaigns.

[woo me with science]

8. They are taking everything.

[CJCRANE]

9. The propaganda will increase

until morale improves.

[Faux pas]

11. Let them waste

ALL their money. I like looking at the sunny side.