The Supreme Court is about to hand over our entire political system to BigCorp. with the Citizens United rulingby John Amato at Crooks and Liars
I have been thinking about this a lot lately. When it seems that we can't get a decent healthcare package for the American public who overwhelmingly want it, what can we actually accomplish in this age of corporate rule? And if this flaming bag of shit passes there will be even less that we can do as individual American citizens.
John says: "While our backs are turned as we are engrossed with the health-care debate, there is a Supreme Court case looming on the horizon that could upend our entire political system. The Roberts court must be salivating to get the chance to help their right wing Big Corp base as they wait to render their decision on the Citizens United case which will for all purposes allow BigCorp. to dump as much money as they can into any election they want."
So what does this mean for us?
"With their limitless resources, they can corrupt our system like never before and destroy our democratic process."
"In Bush v Gore, the United States Supreme Court, in an unprecedented ruling that proclaimed it should not be used as precedent, decided the 2000 presidential election by a 5-4 decision. Bush v Gore stands as one of the most legally dishonest and the most politically partisan opinion ever issued by the Court."
"That is, until the Court hands down its decision in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, involving a ruling by the FEC that barred a rightwing hit group, partially financed by a corporation, from running a hatchet-job film about Hillary Clinton in the days prior to an election in violation of the McCain-Feingold law. "
"By another 5-4 decision the Supreme Court will effectively turn the United States government over to corporations, i.e., back to the Republican Party, this time for keeps. The major corporations -- total profits of more than $600 billion per year for the top Fortune 100 -- will be permitted to advertise without limitation in Congressional, Senate and Presidential elections."
"In Bush v Gore, the United States Supreme Court, in an unprecedented ruling that proclaimed it should not be used as precedent, decided the 2000 presidential election by a 5-4 decision. Bush v Gore stands as one of the most legally dishonest and the most politically partisan opinion ever issued by the Court."
"That is, until the Court hands down its decision in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, involving a ruling by the FEC that barred a rightwing hit group, partially financed by a corporation, from running a hatchet-job film about Hillary Clinton in the days prior to an election in violation of the McCain-Feingold law. "
"By another 5-4 decision the Supreme Court will effectively turn the United States government over to corporations, i.e., back to the Republican Party, this time for keeps. The major corporations -- total profits of more than $600 billion per year for the top Fortune 100 -- will be permitted to advertise without limitation in Congressional, Senate and Presidential elections."
This could be the end of our democracy as we know it. Believe it and prepare for it. There is much more here
Thanks for covering this.
ReplyDeleteWe are a shell-shocked nation letting events such as these pass seemingly unexamined without showing any emotion about the selling (abandoning) of our national reputation, etc.
I remember pre-law courses that emphasized how the SC studiously avoided 5-4 cases that changed precedent and/or made new law.
I'm tired or I would say more.
And there is so much more to say about this catastrophe of conscience.
Thanks again, friend.
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The Roberts court must be salivating to get the chance to help their right wing Big Corp base as they wait to render their decision on the Citizens United case which will for all purposes allow BigCorp. to dump as much money as they can into any election they want."