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Donald Ian Rankin

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6. I think we may be talking at cross purposes.

Reply to laserhaas (Reply #4)

Sun May 18, 2014, 02:35 PM

May 2014

Are you arguing that the Citizens United ruling *permitted* behaviour which will probably result in corruption, or that it was in itself corrupt or arrived at for corrupt reasons?

I have been arguing that the latter is false; the former strikes me as a reasonable position, although easy to exaggerate.

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Will You Walk One Block Against Citizens United Corruption?: 99RISE Cressman & Kai - Defy! [View all] laserhaas May 2014 OP

Here's a link to the March route. IF you know friends to call and get them involved. laserhaas May 2014 #1

Wow! Le Taz Hot May 2014 #8

Thank YOU - Le Taz Hot - and PLEASE help get more support. laserhaas May 2014 #9

This picture in a picture "Journalism is Not a Crime" - is fantastic laserhaas May 2014 #2

There was nothing "corrupt" about the Citizen's United ruling, unfortunately. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #3

Evidently you aren't aware that "Color of Law" is a Civil Rights violation and a crime. laserhaas May 2014 #4

I think we may be talking at cross purposes. Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #6

Citizens United (akin to the 1970's overturn of CAP on election funding limits) = Corrupt premise laserhaas May 2014 #7

Definition of Corruption laserhaas May 2014 #5

The Braley for Iowa campaign joined in the Petition against Citizens United. laserhaas May 2014 #10