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Wed Oct-06-10 03:01 PM
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The Chamber Of Commerce Political Money Trails |
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Wed Oct-06-10 03:07 PM
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1. secrets should be outlawed!!! |
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actually clothes should be too.
who wants to see your dirty linen?
WE DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wed Oct-06-10 07:33 PM
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I like the attention for this issue, which truly is a threat to the democratic process, due to business interests having an out-sized voice. However, I'm quite skeptical this call for an investigation will result with any sort of demise for the Chamber of Commerce. Even though only American citizens can contribute toward federal elections and foreign companies are listed as having given contributions to the COC, foreign companies are allowed to create PACs and raise money from their American employees. As a result, more data is needed to prove that the COC broke any rules. Moreover, even if the DOJ initiates an investigation, you can bet the records the DOJ will ask for are probably already shredded.
Still though, Citizens United has changed the campaign landscape and the public needs to be more aware of how business interests can easily manipulate the political system. As was suggested in the video, these loopholes for so-called non-profits need to be closed.
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