How did the Corporate campaign financing come to be?

[OZark Dem]

Where did the Court case the SCOTUS ruled on come from?

[librechik]

1. I believe there was a movie about Hillary which attacked her and told lies and she sued

the company that made it--after traveling through the court system, the Citizens United case wound up in the SCOTUS< where a triumpant Roberts, Scalia, Thomas & Shills seized the opportunity to declare such big-budget films (and by extension every other big budget corporate investment in swaying the elections to rich Republicnas) fair game in our political campaigns. It was a despicable and wrong decision which Roberts and Scalia are righteously proud of--they have preserved the 1st amendment for those who can afford it. Forever.

[bluetiger]

2. There have been several cases

over the last 30+ years that have given political power BACK to corporations, begining in 1978 with some ase about a bank

Citizen United was the last (and most damning) because it finally declared Corporations people