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haveahart

(905 posts)
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 06:31 AM Sep 2017

If legislators want to break the ties that bind them to the Mercers and Kochs and others,

the fight over the repeal of the ACA is the place to do it. Standing up to rich bullies on principle is one way to make their money less powerful.

We can't kill Citizens United using the SCOTUS but their power can be killed if we nullify their money with our votes.

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If legislators want to break the ties that bind them to the Mercers and Kochs and others, (Original Post) haveahart Sep 2017 OP
that's a big if ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #1
They are addicted to money and power. WhiteTara Sep 2017 #2

WhiteTara

(29,670 posts)
2. They are addicted to money and power.
Thu Sep 21, 2017, 11:15 PM
Sep 2017

They will never give up whatever paltry or princely sum they receive from their benefactors. We, the voters, mean absolutely nothing. If they have a challenger, bad press or vote rigging will take care of that; never fear.

Charles Koch, when asked, "When will you have enough money?" replied, "When I have it all."

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