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Thom Hartmann vs. Brad Smith - Occupy Citizen's United!
Brad Smith, Center for Competitive Politics, joins Thom Hartmann. Shortly - the nation will mark 2 years since the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to buy our elections. So why would a conservative law professor think this is a good thing? I'll ask Brad Smith, former FEC Chairman. Two hundred years ago, Thomas Jefferson warned us about a too-powerful Judiciary - saying it would place the nation under “despotism” and oligarchy” - concluding that the only “safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society” are with the people. Time to exercise that power - go to movetoamend.org.
The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT TV & FSTV "live" 9pm and 11pm check www.thomhartmann.com/tv for local listings