Wednesday, April 2, 2014

With McCutcheon Ruling, An Activist Court Opts for Full-On Plutocracy | Common Dreams

With McCutcheon Ruling, An Activist Court Opts for Full-On Plutocracy | Common Dreams

"Any doubts about the determination of an activist United States Supreme Court to rewrite election rules so that the dollar matters more than the vote were removed Wednesday, when McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission was decided in favor of the dollar.
The court that in 2010, with its Citizens United v. FEC decision, cleared the way for corporations to spend as freely as they choose to buy elections has now effectively eliminated the ability of the American people and their elected representatives to establish meaningful limits on direct donations by millionaires and billionaires to campaigns."