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0 pointsanamax3y ago0 comments

> The first step has to be repealing Citizen's United.

Citizen's United was a group that made a political-advocacy movie and the FEC wanted to treat it as regulated political activity.

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UncleMeat3y ago

It was. And the consequence of this ruling was nearly unlimited amounts money being spent on the reelection campaigns of various lawmakers by corporations, with the obvious intent being to install friendly legislators.

anamaxOP3y ago

Yup, every major newspaper and TV/Cable network is a corporation.

If the NYT can push candidates, why not Sears?

lokar3y ago

Sears is free to say what they want on their website or distribute leaflets. That's not the same thing as donating cash.

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