elehhhhna
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:48 PM
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Does the USSC ruling on political speech & $$$ apply to foreign corporations? |
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Because if it's US comapnies only, that rules out most of the biggies...they're all registered in tax havens.
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:52 PM
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1. Apparently. I read that somewhere. |
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Corporations, both foreign and domestic, and unions. Maybe we can start global unions now and they can meddle in our politics like corporations do.
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:53 PM
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:54 PM
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Foreign corporations can play a role in our elections.
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Thu Jan-21-10 05:57 PM
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4. So al Queida could incorporate = and choose and fund candidates |
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here in the US. Brilliant
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:04 PM
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6. And you'd see Senators and Congressmen take the money, too. When there's |
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money to be had, there's nothing they wouldn't stoop to.
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MrsCorleone
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:01 PM
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5. From what I understand, yes, foreign corporations can |
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now meddle in our elections. Question I have is, which corporations are extensions of foreign governments?
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Thu Jan-21-10 06:06 PM
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7. "which corporations are extensions of foreign governments?" |
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Frankly, that doesn't seem to matter. They are well on their way to being bigger and more dangerous than any government.
This is what privatizing has always been about: moving control away from democratic institutions and putting it into the hands of the rich.
Just a new kind of dictatorship. One which can control ALL governments.
Three decades of lionizing anyone with money has brought us here.
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Thu Jan-21-10 07:16 PM
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8. So the Taliban can incorporate and buy political ads? USA! USA! |
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Thu Jan-21-10 07:27 PM
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9. Frankly, that wouldn't matter so much. Americans would be unlikely to believe THOSE lies. |
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