Campaign Finance Case Argued before the Court this morning

[ThomWV]

Rebroadcast on C-Span at 11:30am today. From the C-Span site:

"C-SPAN To Air Special Session on Campaign Finance Case
Today

This morning, the Supreme Court examines the constitutional basis of campaign finance law when it re-hears Citizens United v. FEC. New Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes part in this special session being held before the official start of the new term. Listen to the case on C-SPAN.org following oral arguments."

This is an extremely important case, possibly the most important of our lifetimes.

[donheld]

1. This is one of the most troubling cases they've handled in a long time

If they screw this up fascism wins.

[notesdev]

2. Fascism has already won

That's why incumbents are re-elected at an obscene rate (95% last I checked) and respond only to their corporate donors and lobbyists.

Government by the corporations, of the corporations, and for the corporations.

[Winterblues]

4. I feel the outcome is pre-determined

The extreme Right wing has control in the Extreme Court and this is and has been a goal fo theirs for years.

[Altoid_Cyclist]

3. Bill Moyers had this on the other night with Floyd Abrams and Trevor Potter.

Floyd Abrams made me want to throw something at the TV. As soon as I heard about his connection with Mitch McConnell I knew that it would be sickening to watch. If this turns out the way that I expect it to, at least it will be official and out in the open; our politicians are bought by and controlled by corporations. That's already pretty obvious, but I just can't believe that this might happen. The politicians might as well just put their sponsors on themselves like a NASCAR competitor.