How's That Citizens United Thing Working Out?

[BrklynLiberal]

Last January, in the Citizens United case, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations were free to spend unlimited sums to support or oppose candidates for office. Eight months later, how's that working out?

You can see the results at the Washington Post's running tally of campaign spending by interest groups: Seven of the top ten spenders are Republican organizations, and they're outspending Democrats by nearly two to one, much of it on ads specifically targeted against Democratic House and Senate candidates.

You think that's not fueled by an increase in corporate donations? Then I've got a bridge to sell you. Take No. 7 on the list:


read more............

http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/09/citizens-united-after-eight-months

[Overseas]

1. It is working as planned by the activist judges who pushed it through. Helping the GOP. //nt

[merqz]

8. does the ACLU support "activist judges". They supported this decision

Just food for thought...

[xchrom]

2. Let's just say it's working out. Nt

[blondeatlast]

3. Those who want to see the country fail (a la the Soviet Union) are outspending those

who want the nation to survive and thrive 7:!

That's how it is working out.

I weep.

[Hello_Kitty]

4. And when the ACLU asks me for donations

I tell them to get it from the corporations whose "free speech" rights they were so concerned about that they supported the plaintiffs in the Citizen's United case.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

5. Since corporations are now viewed as people, how long will

it be till they overthrow the government and run it for their own good.

[blondeatlast]

6. 11/7/2000. nt

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

7. Someone is paying attention.

[tavalon]

9. Beat me to it

I see the decision as taking a little more of the mask off, but the destruction of our supposed Democracy happened a decade ago.

[Bozita]

10. The reason behind the decision ...