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1.21.2010 Leave a Comment

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In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision today floodgates were opened for massive amounts of new campaign financing by corporate interests. President Obama condemned the ruling and committed his administration to bipartisan efforts to curb the effects of any new fundraising efforts.
The New York Times writes:
Justice John Paul Stevens read a long dissent from the bench. He said the majority had committed a grave error in treating corporate speech the same as that of human beings. His decision was joined by the other three members of the court’s liberal wing.
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