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Schiff Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
The Hill ^
| 05/08/19
| Rachel Frazin
Posted on 05/08/2019 9:32:24 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen
Could this end up on the ballot in 2020? Wouldnt that encourage their base to come out and vote?
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posted on
05/08/2019 10:18:20 AM PDT
by
Venkman
To: yesthatjallen
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posted on
05/08/2019 10:26:18 AM PDT
by
Rusty0604
(2020 four more years!)
To: yesthatjallen
What a crock. Citizens United did not affect limits on campaign contributions to candidates - that's why they are still in place.
What Citizens United did was say that the government can't limit the ability of citizens to spend money to disseminate their own ideas or views. But limits on actual contributions to candidates are still in effect.
To: yesthatjallen
Meant to disallow corporate financing of campaigns.
Which, by extension, disallow the indirect financing of democrats by the huge corporations which control the liberal media. Direct or indirect contributions, via air time, is a campaign contribution. If that’s to be allowed, then, exactly equal time should be allowed by the media for democrats and republicans and independents. Equal time would also mean the same number of pundits and politicians in each TV and radio and print media and the internet presence/interview.
Democrats want to remove the corporate financing because they would be left with the biggest contributors to their campaigns, those being the unions and liberal media, all of which the republicans can’t match.
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posted on
05/08/2019 10:28:01 AM PDT
by
adorno
To: FlipWilson
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posted on
05/08/2019 10:28:35 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
To: Brilliant
Add a provision banning Unions from political spending and I might go for it.
My take...no one can contribute anything of value to someone for whom they cannot vote! Think about that.
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posted on
05/08/2019 10:44:56 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
To: yesthatjallen
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posted on
05/08/2019 11:10:37 AM PDT
by
Vlad The Inhaler
(In the 20th Century Britain fell from world superpower to just another backwater muslim colony)
To: Red Badger
So was slavery b4 the 13th Amendment.
To: eyeamok
Getting corporate money out of our elections would certainly have benefits, but doing it without at the same time restricting our ability to engage in the political process would be almost impossible what with the slippery meaning of words and the fungible nature of money. I'm absolutely sure that any attempt to limit the participation of corporations in elections would be turned back around and used to limit our own participation.
Call me a cynic if you want, but I'm of the opinion that a well informed and engaged populace wouldn't need any restrictions placed on the process and any other type of people are eventually and inevitably going to get exactly the form of governance they deserve.
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posted on
05/08/2019 11:18:12 AM PDT
by
Garth Tater
(What's mine is mine.)
To: yesthatjallen
Has zero chance of passing the House. More Democrat political grandstanding.
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posted on
05/08/2019 11:24:51 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: yesthatjallen
“Schiff Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Repeal First Amendment”
There, fixed it.
To: yesthatjallen
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posted on
05/08/2019 11:37:32 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: yesthatjallen
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posted on
05/08/2019 12:13:54 PM PDT
by
Jaded
(Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
To: yesthatjallen
Yeah thats not gonna go anywhere.
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posted on
05/08/2019 2:31:59 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: yesthatjallen
Gee we have a settled case law here, by scotus nonetheless.
I guess we can tear down Roe now.
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posted on
05/08/2019 2:32:46 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: KC_Conspirator
If one can cast a vote then that is the only entity that should be able to make a political donation. I believe that is how it was up until the Clintons went to DC
...Says Schiff, a guy on the receiving end of donations from some Hollywood pervert who has murdered 2 black male prostitutes in his home.
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01/24/2020 1:30:45 PM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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