{"id":6782,"date":"2014-04-04T08:05:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/?p=6782"},"modified":"2014-04-04T08:05:05","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T14:05:05","slug":"supreme-court-gives-democracy-to-the-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/supreme-court-gives-democracy-to-the-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court gives “democracy” to the rich"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be rewarded. Now, the Koch Brothers, ad nauseum, can profit<\/strong> from \u201cthe general gratitude\u201d of every single member of Congress. I hope to live long enough to piss on Roberts\u2019 grave.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court says political influence isn\u2019t corruption | Albuquerque Journal News<\/a> By Thomas Cole \/ Of the Journal<\/a>, PUBLISHED: Friday, April 4, 2014 <\/p>\n

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Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: <\/p>\n

\u201cIn a series of cases over the past 40 years, we have spelled out how to draw the constitutional line between the permissible goal of avoiding corruption in the political process and the impermissible desire simply to limit political speech. We have said that government regulation may not target the general gratitude a candidate may feel toward those who support him or his allies<\/font>, or the political access such support may afford.\u201d <\/p>\n

Roberts also wrote, \u201cMoney in politics may at times seem repugnant to some, but so too does much of what the First Amendment vigorously protects.\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n

Campaign finance restrictions should be seen as a means to strengthen the First Amendment, rather than weaken it, the [Justice Breyer] wrote. \u201cWhere enough money calls the tune, the general public will not be heard,\u201d<\/font> he said. <\/p>\n

Breyer also said: <\/p>\n

\u201cTaken together with Citizens United \u2026 today\u2019s decision eviscerates<\/strong> our Nation\u2019s campaign finance laws, leaving a remnant incapable of dealing with the grave problems of democratic legitimacy<\/font> that those laws were intended to resolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Supreme Court says political influence isn\u2019t corruption | Albuquerque Journal News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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