Your Politics
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…
More than 313,000 Georgia voters could lose their registration
Georgia voters are experiencing a déjà vu.
Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, living up to his promise, is preparing to cancel the registrations of over 313,000 voters (4% of all registered voters in the state) by December 24. The widespread purge of voters is a tradition that was started by Raffensperger’s predecessor, Governor Brian Kemp, who perfected the art of aggressive purges during his eight years as secretary of state. Between 2012 and 2016, he purged some 1.5 million voters. …
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