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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:57 AM
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Can the U. S. Constitution be at odds with democracy? Is that what happened
in Citizens United v. FEC?

Aside: I think the RRRepublicans saw a case like this coming. I hate politicizing justice, but the infection has set in and I don't know if it will ever completely be gone.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:02 AM
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1. Three fifths of the time it happened every time.
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:07 AM
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2. The US Constitution, if interpreted by sane people,
clearly does not include corporations as people who have freedom of speech.

The first revolt against Britain during the revolutionary war was against a corporation established by the King George III, The East India Tea Company. It was called the Boston Tea Party.

In no way would our founding fathers consider corporations to have any rights that interfere with a voter's rights.

How can you interpret a document that begins with the words "We The People" to mean corporations have the right to drown out your voice in an election?
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