Up with Chris Hayes: Citizens United with Sen. Sanders (Part 1and 2)

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Bernie Sanders Part 2 of 2 on "UP! with Chris Hayes

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1. Several of the solutions to fix the USSC decision ...

discussed in the interview won't work. It was stated that just make a law to have shareholders of a corporation vote on allowing or disallowing the company to run the ads. This won't work. Most of the shares of any given corporation are owned by institutional investors and own a large share of the stocks. They are closely aligned with the Board of Directors and the CEO/Presidents of the companies. Most if not all initiatives started by stock holders don't get enough votes so the measures fail. Making a new law will only end up being reviewed by the USSC and they will not go against their decision with Citizens United. If I remember correctly Roberts said if you don't like the decision make a constitiutional change to the Constitution.

The only hope is to make a Consitutional change but there has to be some spine from our Congress criters and Senators.