Foreign corporations can now buy our elections

[The Rabbi]

I wonder what Republcians expect to gain by opening our political process to being flooded by money from foreign corporations? What's the "positive"?

Transparency? Give the GOP an equal chance to get foreign money?

 

[ihopehefails]

You guys keep missing the point about this ruling. Congress is forbidden to ban the speech of anything in any law that they pass. That includes foreign corporations and citizens because if you were really concerned about foriegn influence you would wondered why the entire world spent their time trying to usher in Obama's grand light in the universe.

They are even forbidden from doing that when it is for a good reason such as banning KKK propaganda or corp influence.

No, you are missing the point.

Corporate influence on our government is the biggest problem that America faces.

It's the reason our economy collapsed and the reason we have the most expensive healthcare system in the world.

Now the biggest problem we face will get even worst.

Pass a law that passes constitutional mustard then! Do you guys even know what that is?

 

[NYcarbineer]

You guys keep missing the point about this ruling. Congress is forbidden to ban the speech of anything in any law that they pass. That includes foreign corporations and citizens because if you were really concerned about foriegn influence you would wondered why the entire world spent their time trying to usher in Obama's grand light in the universe.

They are even forbidden from doing that when it is for a good reason such as banning KKK propaganda or corp influence.

No, you are missing the point.

Corporate influence on our government is the biggest problem that America faces.

It's the reason our economy collapsed and the reason we have the most expensive healthcare system in the world.

Now the biggest problem we face will get even worst.

Pass a law that passes constitutional mustard then! Do you guys even know what that is?

I know what that is. It's the funniest thing I've seen on the internet all week.

 

[LibocalypseNow]

It's not just "Now." They have always been able to buy elections. I mean how much cash have the Clintons taken from the Chinese over the years? Some of those Chinese donors have even been prosecuted and sent to prison. This ruling doesn't change much. You still have the right to not vote for any candidate that takes cash from the "Evil Corporations." You still have that right. This ruling has not removed any of your rights. If you hate the "Evil Corporations" then only support candidates who feel the same way. It really is that simple in the end. Much ado about nothing.

 

[code1211]

No, you are missing the point.

Corporate influence on our government is the biggest problem that America faces.

It's the reason our economy collapsed and the reason we have the most expensive healthcare system in the world.

Now the biggest problem we face will get even worst.

That has little or nothing to do with campaign ads. Corporate contributions to politics is almost exactly equally divided between the two major parties.

Union contributions, however, favor Dems by a margin of 92 to 8.

You once again confuse the topic you want something to relate to to what it actually relates to. The problems with laws that are unwise but still hanging in there, like the lack of tort reform and the obsolete state control of insurance, are maintained by political payoffs to our bribe-driven elected officials.

Our problem is not with a newspaper ad in a future fish wrapping, it is with the institutionalized theft by our corrupt and self perpetuating thugs who encourage and cradle the lobbyists who provide them with the graft they demand.

They invite the lobbyists, pull them into bidding wars, sell their vote to the highest bidder, have no conscience, no morals, no scruples and no loyalty to the voters.

You blame a newspaper ad for that?

Lies from the right.... why am I not surprised?

Union contributions cannot compare to the money Exxon etc...can bring to the table.

Maybe you cannot compare them, but they can be compared. Corporate contributions were almost double what Union contributions were. Due to the fact that unions are so heavily dedicated to the Democrat Party, the union contributions to Democrats were only slightly less than the Corporate contributions to Democrats.

Once again, wishing that there is a bias that does not exist will not make it exist in the real world.

Corporations contributed as much to Dems as to Reps. Your false premise is not a thing to worry about.

 

[Oddball]

I wonder what Republcians expect to gain by opening our political process to being flooded by money from foreign corporations? What's the "positive"?

Maybe you could e-mail John Huang, Charlie Trie and/or Roger Tamraz and ask them.