Friday, April 11, 2014

14-04-11 US: Citizens United and McCutcheon - Dred Scott of our generation


Whereas Dred Scott led to the Civil War, with total surveillance and Federal abuse of power at every level, the chances of organized civil war appear slim.
Instead, we see the low grade civil war - like the stand off in Nevada right now...
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By Bob Burnett
The War on Democracy: SCOTUS Weighs In
Americans are worried about the economy and economic inequality. Most of us feel the government should do something to reduce inequality. Now the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has weighed in with its April 2 nd decision in McCutcheon v. FEC making it more difficult for the 99 percent to influence government to remedy inequality.

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