The US Supreme Court appears poised to pare back campaign finance reform measures that sharply restrict corporate expenditures during federal campaigns.
At issue in a special hearing Wednesday was whether the court should strike down two legal precedents that bar corporations from spending their general treasury funds on political speech during campaign season.
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Allowing corporate money to flow into the election process would be a mistake. In this case, as in many others, the "constitutional" argument is really one of ideology rather than the language of the constitution. With all the evidence we have of the detrimental effect that the need for candidates to raise money has on the processes of government, we need to be working on getting money out of the election process.
Richey provides a dispassionate but largely accurate presentation of the case, including statements by significant actors.
Corporations are controlled by the very rich, and allowing corporations to spend freely to elect officials would be a giant step in destroying democracy.
The money that is used for political manipulation of public opinion is the same as money donated to a political party. It should be divulged who donated the money for the purpose of influencing the government and big business and corporations should not be allowed to buy our government which should represent the people.
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