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WE THE PEOPLE, OR WE THE CORPORATIONS?
Posted by: Christopher Richter
February 18, 2010
Many are probably wondering what the fuss is about the Supreme Court's recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Now this is a lengthy document that I would not expect anyone to read, but it has been provided for your own leisurely reading. For years, this country has been trying to regain elections as the voice of the people, the true citizens of the United States. This one decision has stated that corporations should be treated as citizens, they should have a voice in the political elections. However, at the same time that corporation has all kinds of economic perks and privileges like limited liability, perpetual life, bankruptcy protection and so on, that mean that we're basically subsidizing these entities, and sometimes directly, as we saw with the bailouts, but then they're allowed to turn around and spend money to determine our political future, our political destiny. So it's a very dangerous moment for American political democracy.
