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Republican Hypocrisy, Campaign Funds and the Downfall of American Democracy
Apparently, corporate input into politics is okay provided it’s only for the GOP
In 2010, the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case changed corporate influence in politics forever. After nearly a century of guidelines that prohibited corporations and wealthy donors from having outsized power in our democracy, the Supreme Court ruled that limiting corporate spending in politics was akin to limiting free speech — except the First Amendment and its protections of free speech were meant for actual people, not corporate entities.
Since then, we have seen political races whose candidates are raising mega money to the tune of billions, making it all but impossible for regular people to run for office. What’s worse, however, is that instead of being beholden to their actual constituents, politicians are now beholden to the CEOs and shareholders who fill their coffers. Republicans have been one of the biggest supporters of this shift in political giving, except of course when corporations decide to have actual opinions.
After Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed one of the most heinous voter suppression laws of our lifetimes — behind closed doors and away…
