Campaign finance ruling's likely impact overblown

Los Angeles Times by Stephen R. Weissman | Jan. 28, 2010 (Opinion)

Media coverage and commentary have vastly overstated the likely impact on federal election campaigns of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which ruled that corporations have the same right to free speech as individuals. It has also obscured the extent to which members of Congress from both parties had previously opened the door for corporate and union financing in federal campaigns. Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 28, 2010

Though I think Weissman misses the larger picture, this is an informative read that's a good reality check for those of us trying to understanding what how the SCOTUS ruling might change how campaigns are run in coming elections. Weissman misses that the ruling opens important philosophical issues (do corporations have as much of a place in America democracy as people?) and makes campaign finance reform harder to pursue.

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