Feingold Speaks on Potential Impact of Supreme Court Ruling in Citizens United

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Senator Russ Feingold speaks on the potential impact of the Supreme Court ruling on the Citizens United case from the Senate floor on October 21, 2009.

"...it was the first time since the Tillman Act was passed in 1907 prohibiting spending by corporations on elections, and the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 clarified and strengthened that prohibition, that a majority of the Court has suggested it is prepared to hold that Congress and the many state legislatures that have passed similar laws have violated the Constitution. Such a decision could have a truly calamitous impact on our democracy."

For Senator Feingold's full remarks, please click here: http://feingold.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=319214