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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/04/02/fed-bernie-sanders-obliterates-koch-fueled-supreme-court-majority.htmlA Fed Up Bernie Sanders Obliterates The Koch Fueled Supreme Court Majority
By: Jason Easley
Wednesday, April, 2nd, 2014, 12:03 pm
After the Supreme Court handed down a decision that wiped out all individual campaign donation limits today, a fed up Bernie Sanders took aim at the 5 Koch conservatives in the courts majority.
In a 5-4 ruling, the conservative majority on the Supreme wiped out all legal limits on individual campaign donations. This decision opens the door for wealthy individuals to give as much money as they want to political campaigns, and it is clear that the nations top champion for getting the money out of our politics has had enough.
In a statement Sen. Sanders said, Freedom of speech, in my view, does not mean the freedom to buy the United States government What world are the five conservative Supreme Court justices living in? To equate the ability of billionaires to buy elections with freedom of speech is totally absurd. The Supreme Court is paving the way toward an oligarchic form of society in which a handful of billionaires like the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson will control our political process.
Over the past two election cycles Republicans have not been able to buy elections at the federal level, so their answer is to pollute the electoral process with even more money.
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Sen. Sanders is fed up, and the American people should be too. Now is the time to join the fight, and support the Vermont senators efforts to overturn Citizens United. In the meantime, there is one important thing that every concerned citizen can do.
Get out and vote. The 2012 election demonstrated that the Koch brothers can buy lots of ads, but they still cant buy your vote.
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A Fed Up Bernie Sanders Obliterates The Koch Fueled Supreme Court Majority [View all]
babylonsister
Apr 2014
OP
Apparently it is you who are clueless - as to how informed I am. I have followed politics every
ChisolmTrailDem
Apr 2014
#16
Yes, he has always been a strong, consistent voice. But the OP's source describes him as
ChisolmTrailDem
Apr 2014
#20
Considering his age and lack of a national organization, I will be surprised if he runs.
pnwmom
Apr 2014
#23
I can tell you this. If he runs as a Democrat and challenges Hillary, I will support him. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Apr 2014
#24
Yes, I am special. And your dig at me is still wrong and always will be. I also respect his
ChisolmTrailDem
Apr 2014
#21