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Farmer-Rick

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8. If Congress would stop letting the filthy-rich

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 11:26 AM

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Control them, they could merely pass legislation that would take the teeth out of Citizen United.

They could increase transparency laws so that dark money doesn't flow so readily. This is how Putin, Israel and the Saudis buy elections. They could put teeth into laws that punish those who coordinate super pacs and pacs with candidates.

Existing laws need to be fully enforced, which has been a longstanding challenge at the federal level thanks to dysfunction at the Federal Election Commission. And the FEC needs to be beefed up, expanded and prioritized.

I find it interesting that everything the dancing Supremes said wouldn't happen when they opened the flood gates on campaign funding did happen. Shows how stupid they are.

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Don't we have grounds to re-litigate Citizens United? [View all] Scrivener7 Tuesday OP

This court wouldnt cosider it unless a lower court contrradicted their previous ruling SSJVegeta Tuesday #1

Forget SCOTUS 303squadron Tuesday #2

I remember reading that. And if you get Delaware to do it, you get something like 80% of them. Scrivener7 Tuesday #3

You would think so, but we are an oligarchy now Takket Tuesday #4

The referees on the field are owned by the football teams. LastDemocratInSC Tuesday #5

That's not the question: MineralMan Tuesday #6

I believe the better play to make Citizens United irrelevant is the States' play wherby they rule c-rational Tuesday #7

If Congress would stop letting the filthy-rich Farmer-Rick Tuesday #8