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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:14 AM
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Any active threads on Citizens United vs. Fed Election Commission? Is the ACLU supporting
the Citizens United position?
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clear eye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-01-09 07:25 PM
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1. Yes, the ACLU filed an amicus brief in July.
http://www.aclu.org/scotus/2009term/citizensunitedv.federalelectioncommission/40558lgl20090729.html

Apparently the U.S. is not implementing fascism quickly enough for them. They should rot in hell.

A Supreme Court decision will be announced next week that will call all corporate contributions to political campaigns "free speech". See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=492488&mesg_id=492488
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