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You're talking about the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. Tom Send a noteboard - 20/11/2011 10:38:43 PM
While that may not have been the best ruling to come out of the Supreme Court, I fail to see how it's "Wall Street's fault". The nine justices on the Supreme Court are, as we all know, appointed for life, and they have no pecuniary interest in coming to their decision.

If you read the ruling, you will see that the concern was that the law was overly broad. The ruling was actually hailed by the ACLU as a good one, it should be noted, and I think that a more narrow law on campaign finance reform could pass. However, that's not something to protest on Wall Street. At this point you either try to get Congress to write something similar and get the Court to distinguish its treatment of that law from the earlier ruling or you get a Constitutional amendment.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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An Open Letter to All People with Nothing Better To Do - 20/11/2011 10:49:21 AM 1825 Views
Huzah! A man chooses and a slave obeys! *NM* - 20/11/2011 10:56:42 AM 561 Views
Yeah, 'cos YTs comments are all about disobedience, and the OWSers are all about submission. - 20/11/2011 12:24:36 PM 937 Views
Actually, my comment are about taking responsibility for yourself. *NM* - 20/11/2011 05:48:33 PM 568 Views
Some of them are doing just that. - 21/11/2011 11:14:58 PM 845 Views
As usual you miss the point completely. *NM* - 20/11/2011 08:27:02 PM 564 Views
How much violence has there actually been? - 20/11/2011 12:35:54 PM 941 Views
Re: How much violence has there actually been? - 20/11/2011 12:44:00 PM 1021 Views
Because it's easy. - 20/11/2011 12:49:02 PM 923 Views
I think it's great that student loans can't be discharged in bankruptcy. - 20/11/2011 06:27:27 PM 837 Views
Completely agree. *NM* - 20/11/2011 07:44:10 PM 627 Views
Asian parents have the right idea - 20/11/2011 08:49:39 PM 967 Views
because that's not a huge generalization of an entire race... - 20/11/2011 09:05:26 PM 914 Views
every pakistani, indian, viet, chinese, cambodian person I know (and thats a lot) .... - 20/11/2011 09:27:34 PM 945 Views
I had a lot of asian peers in class growing up with parents who were not like that - 20/11/2011 10:35:45 PM 935 Views
You has? Sorry...it was too good to pass up. *NM* - 20/11/2011 10:40:48 PM 513 Views
lol! oops! *edit* fail. *NM* - 20/11/2011 10:42:33 PM 526 Views
I understand that, and agree to a certain extent. - 20/11/2011 11:53:30 PM 907 Views
Well... - 21/11/2011 05:39:09 AM 872 Views
Hm. Those are all very sensible points. Food for thought. *NM* - 21/11/2011 06:06:24 AM 464 Views
To take it a step further - 21/11/2011 02:36:49 AM 861 Views
I agree 100%. - 21/11/2011 05:41:40 AM 797 Views
they are. - 21/11/2011 06:55:27 PM 859 Views
HUZZAH! Very well said. - 20/11/2011 01:20:48 PM 856 Views
"There are plenty of jobs and pay"... Do you read the news? *NM* - 20/11/2011 12:42:30 PM 526 Views
Yep, there are lots of jobs... - 20/11/2011 05:49:58 PM 955 Views
there ARE plenty of jobs - 20/11/2011 06:14:30 PM 972 Views
Excercise in creative thinking... - 20/11/2011 06:45:49 PM 954 Views
Take an economics course. Learn about structural unemployment. - 20/11/2011 11:50:40 PM 872 Views
*NM* - 21/11/2011 05:13:39 AM 518 Views
I'm sorry dude, but there ARE jobs. - 20/11/2011 07:21:21 PM 943 Views
but what kind of jobs? - 20/11/2011 08:08:58 PM 766 Views
"My plastic surgeon" WTF Aisha - 20/11/2011 08:36:13 PM 1007 Views
Im a nurse - 20/11/2011 09:24:14 PM 882 Views
job that pay money - 20/11/2011 08:57:55 PM 917 Views
lets face it. all the jobs you just mentioned are jobs illegals take - 20/11/2011 09:35:07 PM 917 Views
Re: lets face it. all the jobs you just mentioned are jobs illegals take - 20/11/2011 10:29:16 PM 852 Views
Re: lets face it. all the jobs you just mentioned are jobs illegals take - 21/11/2011 12:19:52 AM 957 Views
That's a shitty situation - 21/11/2011 12:24:20 AM 810 Views
While it is true that the plural of anecdote is not data... - 21/11/2011 12:34:35 AM 745 Views
no I realize that - 21/11/2011 12:57:06 AM 710 Views
First of all, I worked at a dairy and have a friend who busses tables. - 20/11/2011 10:32:39 PM 889 Views
Thats a big problem, Aisha - 22/11/2011 06:42:18 AM 820 Views
Not in Michigan. *NM* - 21/11/2011 05:11:40 AM 497 Views
...I feel like you've been getting all of your information from TV News. This isn't about bills. - 20/11/2011 04:35:13 PM 888 Views
Better question is have you been to any of them? - 20/11/2011 06:42:02 PM 996 Views
I may need to be more concise about something - 20/11/2011 06:53:58 PM 926 Views
Re: Better question is have you been to any of them? - 20/11/2011 07:00:30 PM 788 Views
Wait...you think there is a problem with courts treating corporations as persons? - 20/11/2011 08:33:43 PM 850 Views
You know what he meant. - 20/11/2011 09:32:59 PM 913 Views
You're talking about the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. - 20/11/2011 10:38:43 PM 780 Views
Pretty sure the inception of corporations was not 1886. - 22/11/2011 05:45:31 AM 866 Views
You do realize... - 22/11/2011 06:01:47 AM 827 Views
Almost anything CAN happen. - 22/11/2011 07:43:31 AM 884 Views
You're right. I will hand you your ass on this one. If you give me gloves before touching it. - 23/11/2011 02:26:35 PM 888 Views
That looks a little shaky. - 23/11/2011 05:42:39 PM 903 Views
Funny how once we as a society used protesting for non personal gain ... - 20/11/2011 08:49:37 PM 957 Views
I love this post. *NM* - 20/11/2011 09:06:49 PM 513 Views
Good post - 20/11/2011 09:13:12 PM 911 Views
Then why don't the unemployed ... - 20/11/2011 10:36:36 PM 814 Views
The UN is clearly out of touch with reality. - 20/11/2011 10:44:44 PM 901 Views
"There is no right to work"? - 22/11/2011 05:50:30 AM 896 Views
Also, do you even have a job yet? *NM* - 22/11/2011 06:02:11 AM 490 Views
Ikke ennå. - 22/11/2011 07:28:27 AM 873 Views
A simple no would suffice. *NM* - 22/11/2011 07:32:27 AM 539 Views
Well, that was little more than a simple no. - 22/11/2011 07:57:11 AM 808 Views
So do you think there is no cause whatsoever for protest? - 21/11/2011 03:31:04 AM 897 Views
Re: So do you think there is no cause whatsoever for protest? - 22/11/2011 04:15:30 AM 868 Views
I am also not Dan. - 22/11/2011 06:08:06 AM 758 Views
Re: So do you think there is no cause whatsoever for protest? - 22/11/2011 06:47:25 AM 955 Views

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