I get the feeling there is some CYA maneuvering going on in the SCOTUS

[Donnachaidh]

See here:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-na-court-campaign-money-20101027,0,341608.story

Corporate campaign ads haven't followed Supreme Court's prediction
Companies and unions have been able to avoid the transparency called for in the court's landmark ruling. Spending on next week's midterm election has been exorbitant.

Reporting from Washington —
The Supreme Court sent a wave of corporate and union money flooding into campaign ads this year, but it did so with the promise that the public would know — almost instantly — who was paying for them.

"With the advent of the Internet, prompt disclosure of expenditures can provide shareholders and citizens with the information needed to hold corporations and elected officials accountable for their positions," Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote in January. "This transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and give proper weight to different speakers and messages."

But Kennedy and the high court majority were wrong. Because of loopholes in tax laws and a weak enforcement policy at the Federal Election Commission, corporations and wealthy donors have been able to spend huge sums on campaign ads, confident the public will not know who they are, election law experts say.

Corporate donors have been able to hide their contributions despite the opposition of shareholders and customers — the very groups cited by Kennedy.


More at the link --

Should we send a case of Depends to the Scotus Five?

[formercia]

1. SCOTUS knew what would happen, just like in 2000 when they handed the Presidency to Junior

SCOTUS has become the tool of the Reactionary Right.

[Donnachaidh]

2. sure -- but they're scared shitless now

They didn't offer up this sort of *we didn't figure this would happen* nonsense after that.

[glitch]

6. Things are going to get very interesting regarding existing campaign finance laws and CU.

Maybe we'll see them hoisted in their own petard, finally.

[Angry Dragon]

3. Time for the SCOTUS to strike their own ruling

[Historic NY]

4. Impeach Roberts, Scali & Alito they did the plotting.

[glitch]

7. You forgot one, and he's important for the acronym RATS: Roberts Alito Thomas Scalia. nt

[ThoughtCriminal]

5. Nope - they absolutely don't care and aren't worried

in fact, they are quite happy to be wrong about the lack of disclosure and are quite confident that nothing will be done about corporate control of our elections, our government and our lives. They were specifically selected to make sure that happens.

[krkaufman]

10. Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're heros amongst their Federalist Society chums. nt

[myrna minx]

8. Alito's defensive reaction during the SOTU shows that he knew

exactly what would come from the ruling.

On edit - they're not worried. Unless they're impeached, which won't happen, they have no reason to worry for they're accountable to no one.

[krkaufman]

9. I see no indication, whatsoever, that the SCOTUS is the least bit concerned ...

... regarding the Citizens United decision. The article doesn't provide any evidence for this premise.