Posted on 01/23/2010 4:52:47 AM PST by Cheap_Hessian
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Saturday sharply criticized a Supreme Court decision easing limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, saying he couldn't "think of anything more devastating to the public interest." He also suggested the ruling could jeopardize his domestic agenda.
In its 5-4 decision this week, the high court overturned two decisions and threw out parts of a 63-year-old law that said companies and unions can be prohibited from using their own money to produce and run campaign ads that urge the election or defeat of particular candidates by name.
Portraying himself as aligned with the people and not special interests, Obama said the decision was unacceptable.
"This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy," the president said in his weekly radio and Internet message.
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Once again the commie in the big house shows his utter distain and hatred for our constitution.
The Schmuck needs to shut up. The people have spoken in three BLUE states, but yet he keeps running that ignorant mouth.
I was astounded at the squeals of horror, from every leftist squeaky wheel on the radio following the decision. While on the right, they were explaining the “book banning” issue addressed by the court and which caused the court great concern such that they were literally forced to make the decision they did based on the first amendment, nothing of explanation was taking place on the left just mindless squealing about how could the court undo what congress had made law.
I would have been surprised if he didn’t complain about it.
“He also suggested the ruling could jeopardize his domestic agenda.”
Exactly why this ruling is such a Godsend. Thanks to the 5 reasonable thinkers on the SCOTUS! At least they know what the meaning of Liberty is.
What an arrogant SOB this BHO really is, Jeopardize your domestic agenda, I SURE AS HADES HOPE SO!
“”This ruling strikes at our democracy itself,” said Obama.”
WOW!
What strikes at our democracy is the legislation itself! The ruling helps restore it!
The ruling also allows unions to run ads so it’s all fair. The more info that gets out the better for our side.
...and the forgotten issue was the four boobs on the court who just couldn’t bring themselves to side with the Constitution. This should have been a complete majority decision, the evidence was overwhelming.
Karma is beautiful. One day after he goes after the banks, costing investors billions in capital.
You think the first “special interests” who come out with some ads will be banks/investors - splaining to the public how Obama’s plan has already cost 401ks billions in equity.
Get ready for Obama to spend Billions on temporary jobs and government expansion to get unemployment down.
Can't this guy let one day pass without attacking a consitutionally protected right?
Of course not. Silly me...*sigh*
And how many hundreds of millions in unidentified donations in ‘08 allowed BO to have so much campaign cash that he didn’t have to abide by McCain-Feingold? I have yet to hear any media type ask him that question.
If labor unions, such as SEIU, can support candidates with millions of dollars, then corporations should be able to contribute, too. That’s why the Dems are howling.
All the more reason to get him out of there before he has a chance to put more of his own people on there. Pray for the good health of the 5 who voted right.
Maybe Obama can take refuge in some foreign embassy or something?
This ruling from the Supreme Court restores the basic right of free speech to corporations and labor unions. Of course, liberals want free speech censored or silenced. We, the People need all the information we can get from many sources so that we can make our own decisions about politics and politicians. Thanks to our Supreme Court for following our Constitution.
Yay!!!!!!
The unions had always been semi-exempted from the provisions of McCain Feingold. This just puts other organizations on the same footing. This ranges from corporations to political parties, which were also very limited in what they could contribute to their own candidates.
Something that many people are not mentioning or possibly don’t know is how this is going to improve things for local political party organizations. I worked at local GOP headquarters in the last several Presidential campaigns, and many of the other volunteers were retirees or people without much skill in handling paper work. The Dems hired lawyers to go through all of our transactions, and they found one where an elderly volunteer had mistakenly recorded the purchase of a table of ten at a fund raiser as having been purchased by one individual, which exceeded the limit and also constituted a group. The individual had actually written the check to pay for himself and 9 other people who had paid him separately for their tickets. He wrote one check simply for convenience. She was supposed to have recorded each individual separately, and we actually got into trouble for this “campaign finance violation.”
The Dems used these bizarre regulations to seriously handicap our fundraising and intimidate our volunteers (who were told they could go to jail for these “violations”).
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