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Helene C's avatar

I believe that a great proportion of the situation we’re in can be traced back to the Supreme Court decision:

“The court held 5–4 that the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political campaigns by corporations, including nonprofit corporations, labor unions, and other associations.”

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John Schmeeckle's avatar

And we have the image of Clarence Thomas smoking fat cigars with his Fat Cat zillionaire special friend, not that Thomas was the only one who voted for that corrupt decision.

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