When the fascist five ignored the Constitution to unleash unlimited Corporate election spending, part of their logic was both that it is speech, and that candidates will not be corrupted, because the Super PACS are forbidden to cooperate with campaigns. Now, having seen over and over again, that the Republican Party views rules as restrictions that OTHER people have to follow, I never had the slightest doubt that Republicans are scamming the system. However, I had no idea how they were doing it… until now.
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and American Crossroads, an allied interest group, are barred by federal law from working together on political advertising.
But it’s perfectly legal for them to hire the same company to run Internet ads. That company uses some of the same employees to represent the two clients, and the same databases to store information on people it will target with ads.
By all accounts, Romney’s campaign and the group spending millions of dollars on his behalf are not violating the law that prohibits campaigns and independent organizations from coordinating their efforts.
The law was meant to separate campaigns from outside groups with wealthy donors — the theory being that large political contributions could have a corrupting influence on candidates.
But it is a fuzzy line that separates the campaigns from groups such as Crossroads and the super PACs that have sprung up in the wake of a 2010 Supreme Court decision that allowed unrestricted corporate spending on campaigns. And the 2012 campaign, with its surge in spending from independent groups, offers many examples of how little the law actually prohibits when it comes to “coordination.”… [emphasis added]
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There can be no doubt that the so-called logic behind Citizens United is fatally flawed. This makes no difference to the fascist five, because they decided Citizens United for one single purpose: to enable their Republican allies to purchase elections, and establish a permanent state of Republican one-party rule in which elections no longer matter. That is why I must reiterate the critical importance of keeping Republicans out of the White House. Barack Obama will appoint Justices, who recognize the rights of the 99%. Willard Romney would appoint Justices, who recognize only the privilege of the 1%. Could any choice be more clear?
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If anyone thought for even one minute that they would be utterly separate and work independently of each other, they simply weren't didn't think of the dishonesty of the ersons involved in the campaign.
It is going to take a long time , years ,to undue the damage done by this one Supreme Court decision — It is imperative the corrupt Republican party not gain control;
Yeah those Republican ersons are the worst!! 😉
That's right! Make fun of my typos!
I make fun of my own too! 😈
Isn't that a 501.c nonprofit which the IRS should enforce…? Karl Rove and Koch Brothers make me want to puke…
No. Sadly it's legal. Just unethical.
I can just imagine the money laundering between the Romneybots and AC – filtered back and forth between their agency. Is it going to be investigated? ,
I wish I knew, Angie.
I suspect Citizens United will go down as the WORST SCOTUS ruling in our lifetime.
The one saving grace is I read an article that posited given the diminishing reliance on TV & radio, and transition to Internet, Twitter and Facebook as sources of information, it will not have quite as big an impact as the Scalia Axis had hoped for.
Time will tell if that's accurate, but it was nice to read.
I consider it the second worst in US history, behind Dred Scott.
Unless you're a LOT older than I thought (~64), Dred Scott wasn't in our lifetime
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That's why I qualified it with 'in US History'. 😀
Until we have True campaign reform, and this heinous decision is reversed, we will not have any free elections. We have been bought and sold!
AMEN!!!
Amen again!
I am sure that all the Republican/Teabagger supporting Super PACs are interlaced in so many nefarious ways with the political campaigns. And certainly, to expect them to play by the "rules" as the SCOTUS supposed, is like asking fleas not to attack a dog!
I recently saw a video — Tom Hartmann interviewing Greg Palast about his book "Billionaires and Ballot Bandits". Here is a short 'blurb' from the GuelphMercury (Guelph, Ontario)
Not only is there a Super PAC scam, but there are all the other ways the Republican/Teabaggers are ripping off the citizens of the US. I wish I could remember where the video was because it is well worth watching.
It is so important to vote so that the disgusting turn of events called Citizens United can eventually be turned around.
Get out the vote!!!!!
Vote Democratic 2012!!!!! Vote Obama/Biden 2012!!!!!
Thanks Lynn. Good info!
The Republicans are so worried that a poor person will steal a penny from them, when fact it is the rich who are stealing them blind.
I couldn't have said it better.
I'm Canadian and our Conservative gov completely sucks:.Illegal prorogue, sell out to China, etc. Believe me, if the Repubs get in, it'll be worse than you can imagine. I've been closely watching US politics for a number of years and wonder, "aren't these Repub supporters ashamed that men and women fought and died for democracy ( fair elections) in countries around the world?" Yet they think nothing of the attempts to suppress the vote and super pacs? Do they not know that Corporations have tremendous clout in congress and during the elections? All this screams in the face of democracy? Are they(repub supporters) that daft that they cannot see that your democracy is being silenced? .
Welcome Catherine! 🙂
I can only hope that US voters are as informed on US politics as you are.
Kudos for opposing Harper's Harlots!
Thanks Tom Cat and all the best to you, to President Obama and to the USA Hey, Michelle is great too!
Amen to that Catherine. Y'all come back and don't be a stranger.