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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:43 AM Sep 2013

Elizabeth Warren Slams Supreme Court As ‘Subsidiary Of Big Business’

Warren warned union leaders at the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles of a "corporate capture of the federal courts," citing an academic study that counted the five conservative-minded Supreme Court justices among the "top 10 most pro-corporate justices in half a century," according to Politico.

“You follow this pro-corporate trend to its logical conclusion, and sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of big business,” she said, as quoted by Politico.

The Massachusetts Democrat also struck a chord with labor by voicing skepticism about upcoming trade deals and criticizing Wall Street for throwing "everything they've got" against banking regulation.

"Ah, if we could only clone her," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said after Warren concluded her remarks, as quoted by Politico.



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Elizabeth Warren Slams Supreme Court As ‘Subsidiary Of Big Business’ (Original Post) kpete Sep 2013 OP
She's right... nt Adrahil Sep 2013 #1
The Truth Hurts warrant46 Sep 2013 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #3
the supreme court to elizabeth warren - go f youself we're untouchable leftyohiolib Sep 2013 #4
Yep. Fundies think that they are on their side. Yet gay rights and abortion still stand. onehandle Sep 2013 #5
You go girl newfie11 Sep 2013 #6
. . . Triana Sep 2013 #7
100% correct malaise Sep 2013 #8

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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
5. Yep. Fundies think that they are on their side. Yet gay rights and abortion still stand.
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:53 AM
Sep 2013

This SCOTUS is about making the 1% richer and nothing more.

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