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Marthe48

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12. they'll invest the money they want

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 12:47 PM

Jun 30

and are trying to hedge their bets with the safeguard Amerikan voter eligibility act, fascists trying their damnedest to protect the return on their money by fixing every election.

If we don't want fascism, let's act like each of our votes has a value of a billion dollars and use it in every election.

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Supreme Court strikes down long-standing campaign finance restrictions [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 30 OP

#2. Looks like birthright is good. Phew. underpants Jun 30 #1

For now. Wednesdays Jun 30 #3

Great, so it's a free-for-all. SamuelAdams Jun 30 #2

We MUST nullify Citizens United if we're ever going to have a say in our slightlv Jun 30 #4

Make Citizens United illegal again! Initech Jun 30 #10

So much for campaign finance reform. J_William_Ryan Jun 30 #5

Great Timewas Jun 30 #6

So this addresses "limits on how much a national political party committee can spend in coordination with... CaptainTruth Jun 30 #7

I think Citizens United (2010) already took care of the PACs and unlimited spending BumRushDaShow Jun 30 #8

Ok thanks! Just trying to understand the details. CaptainTruth Jun 30 #13

As I remind people, because it is rarely discussed, BumRushDaShow Jun 30 #14

Thank you! You're right, it's yet another thing that hasn't received the attention it should in the general population. CaptainTruth Jun 30 #16

"Free Speach" my ass..... with this logic the ultra rich can "speak" a hell of a lot more than the rest of us. groundloop Jun 30 #9

Money should have never Quanto Magnus Jun 30 #11

they'll invest the money they want Marthe48 Jun 30 #12

"Step right up, get your politician, 2 bits" Buddyzbuddy Jun 30 #15

So I guess the Right To Free Speech is not equal! If you have MORE money, you have more FREE SPEECH! This is a flawed Exp Jun 30 #17

Corruption equals FREE SPEECH. eom Exp Jun 30 #18

And the rich get richer. Kid Berwyn Jun 30 #19

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