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LogGrad98 said:
Yeah it's ridiculous how we have allowed the mega-rich to in essence buy the country. Lobbying needs to be outlawed and considered criminal with penalties to match. And any politician shown to be receiving illicit favors from any outside entities needs to be immediately removed, banned from any federal office for the remainder of their lives and jailed for 2 years. Stop letting mega-rich individuals and giant corporations buy off our politicians.
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Unfortunately it is a design feature of your democracy. Capture by the wealthy is always going to happen with short term electoral cycles and piss poor campaign finance restrictions.
 
Rubashov said:
Unfortunately it is a design feature of your democracy. Capture by the wealthy is always going to happen with short term electoral cycles and piss poor campaign finance restrictions.
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Sanders wants to do publically funded campaigns. I think it's a good idea. But uh oh! Taxes!
 
Al-O-Meter said:
Not quite. It's "But uh oh! The First Amendment!"

That was the finding in Citizens United v. FEC

Citizens United v. FEC - Wikipedia

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Yes, that too.

On the topic of the Citizens United decision, you might find it hard to believe but I agree more closely with the dissenting opinion.

And outside of that, current legal interpretation has little to do with my opinion on what I think is best for our country.
 
Rubashov said:
Still wont change a thing the system is so ingrained with corruption it will just add an extra layer of money to the pile.
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Gotta start somewhere. Can't just keep throwing our arms up and acting like we can't do anything. Yeah it won't change anything overnight but then again nothing will.
 
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