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In reply to the discussion: Rumors Swirl: Obama To Kneecap The Koch Brothers With Citizens United Executive Order [View all]HappyMe
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That would be excellent.
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Rumors Swirl: Obama To Kneecap The Koch Brothers With Citizens United Executive Order [View all]
herding cats
Jan 2015
OP
I'll bet they thought of that. Betcha that'll be the part that is exposed, too...
CTyankee
Jan 2015
#59
Of course they can. They got the money. The courts are in their favour if we sign the TPP.
grahamhgreen
Jan 2015
#125
I support Citizens United for free speech reasons, but I would have no problem with this.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#5
The government actually argued to the court that it should be possible to ban books.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#23
Again, the government argued before the justices that it had the power to ban books.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#73
Supporting Citizens United to prevent the banning of books is a silly non sequitur. n/t
Orsino
Jan 2015
#104
Citizens United squelches free speech. It makes it impossible for individual's voices to be heard
Takket
Jan 2015
#9
How do you make your "collective voice heard" if you are hiding in a corner?
A Simple Game
Jan 2015
#24
Funny how corporations use their money, sorry "free speech", to buy politicians while us little guys
neverforget
Jan 2015
#86
Yes, and avoiding responsibility is the reason businesses incorporate in the first place
whathehell
Jan 2015
#67
Are you constitutionally guaranteed protection to pay a police officer not to give
harun
Jan 2015
#107
No, bribing a law enforcement officer is very different from making a movie or publishing a book
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#109
Publisher yes, PAC no. A PAC being what is defined by the Federal Elections Campaign Act as a PAC.
harun
Jan 2015
#122
How would you codify in the Constitution that a publisher has First Amendment rights,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#123
As long as an individuals rights are not infringed upon I don't care if Congress screws them both.
harun
Jan 2015
#124
So you're OK with the constitution to allow Congress to ban publishers from publishing books,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#127
I've had a Citizens United inspired sig line from an Obama SOTU from a few years ago.
Renew Deal
Jan 2015
#16
I don't think the Citizens United decision included a provision for anyone to hide their...
George II
Jan 2015
#19
It's actually due to a loophole which is being exploited to that effect after the CU ruling.
herding cats
Jan 2015
#40
Like the Koch brothers care any more if we peasants know what they are up to. Yawn.
djean111
Jan 2015
#37
Whoopie. We can already connect the dots, but the media belongs to the crooks, so no one knows.
Scuba
Jan 2015
#45
Worst of all is Rush Limbaugh having a government contract to spew his vile lies and misinformation
kelliekat44
Jan 2015
#53
The only problem I see with this is that it would happen AFTER the contract has been awarded...
DesertDiamond
Jan 2015
#116