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3shadesofblack
Actually, this is a win for the "little" politician. The elite have no problem navigating the complex campaign finance laws, creating Super-PACs, and even funneling donation money out of those organizations and into their own pockets, but the small time politician, even if he has a lot of local support, cannot swim in the seas with those big fish.
With this ruling, a small-time politician, with the right supporters, can have a national presence and impact.
I know this looks bad, but I think it is actually a good thing.
3shadesofblack
Actually, this is a win for the "little" politician. The elite have no problem navigating the complex campaign finance laws, creating Super-PACs, and even funneling donation money out of those organizations and into their own pockets, but the small time politician, even if he has a lot of local support, cannot swim in the seas with those big fish.
With this ruling, a small-time politician, with the right supporters, can have a national presence and impact.
I know this looks bad, but I think it is actually a good thing.
signalfire
reply to post by jtma508
I wonder where 'campaign contributions' becomes bribing?
I wonder where 'campaign contributions' becomes bribing?
3shadesofblack
With this ruling, a small-time politician, with the right supporters, can have a national presence and impact.
buster2010
How can people being able to buy elections be a good thing? Also why would the elite pump millions into a small time politician? Because he will only do what they want and work to pass the laws they write. It is no surprise that only the conservative judges would support this travesty.
SaturnFX
3shadesofblack
With this ruling, a small-time politician, with the right supporters, can have a national presence and impact.
aka, any puppet with the backing of a billionare...
I say we choose our politicians from twitter..let them spend next to nothing on a campaign and win people over with ideas and ideals alone..
Might be a day down the line when the net is the biggest factor in politics..no television ads, radio blitz, etc....just good ole reddit interviews and tweets.
In a statement Sen. Sanders said, “Freedom of speech, in my view, does not mean the freedom to buy the United States government…What world are the five conservative Supreme Court justices living in? To equate the ability of billionaires to buy elections with ‘freedom of speech’ is totally absurd. The Supreme Court is paving the way toward an oligarchic form of society in which a handful of billionaires like the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson will control our political process.”
rickymouse
Still no limit on corporations, just regular people. Most rich people either own corporations or are well connected to the leaders of the corporations.
All this does is to limit those who do not know of the loopholes from getting any control of the system. Don't think that generously donating to the Republican party or democratic party doesn't get you any clout. These parties are one with their candidates, Candidates are part of the whole. Of a kind people think and work together.
So this ruling changed nothing, yet some people probably think it did because they did not understand exactly what was said. They interpreted this article the way they wanted to in their mind. Many people will see this ruling as fixing something when in fact it did very little of anything. Life in America is sure interesting. I wonder who is behind engeneering all this deceit. I sure would like to meet these people steering society, it would be fun.
tinner07
reply to post by 3shadesofblack
you are right. If the right "little guy" used the tactic of " hey, he got 800 million from x corp to try to make me look bad" it could work.
Maybe it already exists in full disclosure, but we should know who has given any money to any politician.