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Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 08:54:30 -0700
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Chief Justice John Roberts Shreds Another Campaign Finance Law‹Individuals May Now Shower Gold on Pols
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
The latest campaign finance ruling is another victory for the plutocrats. READ MORE» <http://act.alternet.org/go/45024?t=4&akid=11669.33004.dld0HN>
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SUPREME COURT FREES RICH PEOPLE'S SPEECH FROM A CENTURY OF BONDAGE - Paul Blumenthal: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the aggregate campaign contribution limits, thereby opening the door to even more money in the political system. The 5-4 ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission was penned by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by justices Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia. The decision relies heavily on the assertion in the 2010 Citizens United ruling that influence and access are not a corruption concernŠ. [A] single donor can now give more than $5 million in individually limited contributions to every House candidate, every Senate candidate, every state party committee, every national party committee and every leadership PAC connected to one political party. For the 2013-2014 election cycle, Federal Election Commission rules state that a donor can give no more than $123,200 to all political committees, with two sub-limits of $48,600 to candidates and $74,600 to political parties and political action committees. Those limits are no more. This will immeasurably help the Republican Party, which relies far more on large campaign donors who give the maximum campaign contributions." [HuffPost <http://link.huffingtonpost.com/4f50289cb92da761feb309e51ifzw.b3x/UzyKu-YQ7CeE9rf0B1dde> ]
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From: "AlterNet Headlines" <rep...@alternet.org>
The Supreme Court Just Destroyed Our Democracy in Favor of the Plutocrats
Calvin F. Exoo, Christian Exoo, Salon
What you need to know about the latest disastrous Supreme Court decision. READ MORE» <http://act.alternet.org/go/45037?t=7&akid=11670.33004.6f9I4U>
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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 08:44:03 -0700
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From: "Robert Reich and Miles Rapoport, Common Cause" <Caus...@commoncause.org>
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:36:59 -0700
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From: FindLaw < tophea...@info.legalminds.org >
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 08:54:30 -0700
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- SCOTUS Strikes Down Campaign Contribution Limits <http://legalnews.findlaw.com/article/378c0fbf713dc29b524add8c476c1912?DCMP=NWL-pro_top>
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From: "AlterNet Headlines" <rep...@alternet.org>
Chief Justice John Roberts Shreds Another Campaign Finance Law‹Individuals May Now Shower Gold on Pols
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet
The latest campaign finance ruling is another victory for the plutocrats. READ MORE» <http://act.alternet.org/go/45024?t=4&akid=11669.33004.dld0HN>
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From: HuffPost Hill <huffpo...@huffingtonpost.com>
SUPREME COURT FREES RICH PEOPLE'S SPEECH FROM A CENTURY OF BONDAGE - Paul Blumenthal: "The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the aggregate campaign contribution limits, thereby opening the door to even more money in the political system. The 5-4 ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission was penned by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by justices Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia. The decision relies heavily on the assertion in the 2010 Citizens United ruling that influence and access are not a corruption concernŠ. [A] single donor can now give more than $5 million in individually limited contributions to every House candidate, every Senate candidate, every state party committee, every national party committee and every leadership PAC connected to one political party. For the 2013-2014 election cycle, Federal Election Commission rules state that a donor can give no more than $123,200 to all political committees, with two sub-limits of $48,600 to candidates and $74,600 to political parties and political action committees. Those limits are no more. This will immeasurably help the Republican Party, which relies far more on large campaign donors who give the maximum campaign contributions." [HuffPost <http://link.huffingtonpost.com/4f50289cb92da761feb309e51ifzw.b3x/UzyKu-YQ7CeE9rf0B1dde> ]
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From: "AlterNet Headlines" <rep...@alternet.org>
The Supreme Court Just Destroyed Our Democracy in Favor of the Plutocrats
Calvin F. Exoo, Christian Exoo, Salon
What you need to know about the latest disastrous Supreme Court decision. READ MORE» <http://act.alternet.org/go/45037?t=7&akid=11670.33004.6f9I4U>
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From: FindLaw < tophea...@info.legalminds.org >
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 08:44:03 -0700
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- Citizens United II: McCutcheon Ruling Means 'Mo Money' in Politics <http://blogs.findlaw.com/supreme_court/2014/04/citizens-united-ii-mccutcheon-ruling-means-mo-money-in-politics.html?DCMP=NWL-pro_top>
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From: "Robert Reich and Miles Rapoport, Common Cause" <Caus...@commoncause.org>
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:36:59 -0700
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