Re: Corporation To Run For Public Office! - Page 3

 



Wrong.  They cannot donate to campaigns at all.  They may state their
opinions, but not give one thin dime to a candidate.


Read the decision, is my point.  You clearly have been listening to
Obama, not reality.

 



This is the decision of the Court.
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-205.pdf

It is a bit broad, in a place or two, about expenditures of political
action committees.  It IS couched in terms of free speech and
communication, and frees organized to spend in these areas - in
other words to get the candidate of advantage by the juridical
"person" elected.

I still say it is a way for big money interests to buy a candidate.

 

hls wrote:

Of course it is, and if you dont like that, campaign to amend the constitution.

Corse you will have to do that in the face of corporate TV advertising opposing
that.

If you dont like that, blame those who wrote that constitutional amendment that
did not have
the forsight to predict that downside of their very swingeing wording they chose
to have.

But hard to lynch a corps now tho.

 



We, the lowly citizens, cant even get our elected officials to look at term
limits, real
campaign finance reform, etc.

And, no, I dont like the fact that our government is effectively steered by
lobbyists
representing big money groups.

We tread along the tightwire of the law, sometimes, but I feel that the
intent for
government by, of, and for the people is being hijacked.

It is all about money and power.

 

hls wrote

not reality.


constitution.


opposing that.


that did not have the forsight to predict

limits, real campaign finance reform, etc.

Hardly surprising given that they are dug in now.


Blame that on the farts that wrote the constitution.


Then set fire to yourself outside Congress or sumfin.