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The donor class has owned almost all of congress, and both presidential candidates long before the Citizens United decision.
I find your concern about politicians being own by the donor class very strange, because you vehemently oppose the first president in decades that isn't owned by the donor class.
You are the one who bring up Citizens United. At least you dont bring up Hillary as a distraction like the rest of the people, I'll give you that.
Trump is a member of the donor class who begged Goldman Sachs for money during his campaign (hired a Goldman fat cat as his finance chair) and now government Sachs has been rewarded with more positions in government than anytime in US history. A $10m donation to Trump's campaign bought Betty DeVos the Education secretary position. Trump promises us he will eliminate all restrictions on bribe money in politics by nominating Scalia clones. What is so great about this?
I urge you to run for office, nicet4. You'll get thousands of dollars in debt for a completely hopeless cause. You wont stand a chance, even if 99% of the people in your state agreed with your platform.
Scalia wants everyone who runs for office to be forced to beg the super rich for money in order to become a member of Congress or state house. You tell me whats so great about that?
So basically, three posters try to divert and focus on Hillary (I didnt vote for her), no one seems concerned that Congress is bought (but Hillary!!!) and two posters are fine with eliminating all restrictions on bribe money in politics because "constitution".
So no one is concerned at all that justice Scalia clones will give full freedom to the billionaire class to donate billions, give a script to their congressman of choice and then that congressman will be employed by his donor and do his bidding. How can anyone believe this is great? It just boggles the mind.
The point is the candidate with the most money lost.
Trump has promised us he will nominate Scalia clones for SCUTUS. Scalia was a firm believer in abortion ban and eliminating all restrictions on campaign finance contributions. This means any billionaire can just hand over $5 billion to the candidates of their choice, give them a script to shove down the throats of the people, and that candidate will be employed by his billionaire financial overlord.
Does this bother you in any way?
"Does this bother you in any way?"
NOPE.
What "bothers me is garbage like this, "This means any billionaire can just hand over $5 billion to the candidates of their choice, give them a script to shove down the throats of the people, and that candidate will be employed by his billionaire financial overlord. "
Democrats screwed up. They ran Hillary as their candidate. Thank goodness!
No one is taking away your right to have an Abortion any more than Dems want to restrict my right to own a gun.
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