There seems to be a lot of misinformation floating around about this ruling, and I would like to clear this up.
It seems that this ruling is limited to political advertising in support or against a particular candidate for public office. It does not allow direct cash contributions to campaigns. Direct campaign contributions are in the works though.
Repugnicans are spinning this as a constitutional fight, one that they won. They are saying this is reinstating the free speech of corporations.
I have a question for these gluttonous capitalists: Where in the constitution does it say anything about the rights of corporations? The answer: It doesn't! Just as a hateful bastard once told me that I have have no "right to marry" that is in the constitution, the constitution also doesn't enumerate any rights to corporations.
There certainly should be a place for business at the table (government), but the government was founded as "we the people", not "we the corporations", and certainly not "we the corporate interest groups". It seems to me that big business is trying to take over the government by placing their own allies in office.
Good bye Democracy. You had a nice run.
Good bye two-party system.
Hello Gluttonous Capitalism, our new lord and master.
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