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jfz9580m

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22. Yeah Citizens United was a big deal
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:07 AM
Saturday

I remember it vaguely.

I thought it was 2007. But I was mixing up the Military Commissions Act with CU.

The repeal of Glass Stegall act was another big one. The so-called power of the internet seems useless when all this is out there but the slide continues.

Had to look em all up..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%E2%80%93Steagall_legislation]

The Glass-Steagall Act, passed in 1933, separated commercial banking from investment banking to protect depositors and reduce the risk of financial speculation. It aimed to restore public confidence in the banking system following the Great Depression and was largely repealed in 1999.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_(organization)]

Citizens United refers to a landmark 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which ruled that corporations and unions can spend unlimited money on political campaigns, viewing such spending as a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment. This decision significantly changed campaign finance laws and increased the influence of money in politics.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Commissions_Act_of_2006]

The Military Commissions Act is a U.S. law that was enacted in 2006 to authorize military commissions for trying individuals accused of violating the law of war, particularly foreign terrorists. It established procedures for these trials and defined who could be tried, but was later amended by the Military Commissions

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