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Casually Admitting to Buying a Candidate (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Citizens United.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yep, the supreme court has potentially done more to fuck up America than even Reagan.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

That’s saying a fucking lot. And oh my god I think you might be right, after the last few years.

Never heard this comparison before but it is truly depressing to think about.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Combined with SpeechNow.

Citizens United made it so anyone can essentially Incognito Mode additional donations forever.

But SpeechNow rules this does not cause an electoral problem, so why not just make donating money protected First Amendment speech.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I think that might be a little bit worse, because money donated directly to a candidate could be used for personal enrichment rather than just improving chances of election, making becoming a politician to solicit bribes a more viable business.