A Profile in Corporate Courage

[bondwooley]

Run time: 01:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51matc_q0ws   Posted on YouTube: January 05, 2011 By YouTube Member: MaxFolger Views on YouTube: 7   Posted on DU: January 05, 2011 By DU Member: bondwooley Views on DU: 579

 
The first anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision is approaching.

In that time we've seen unprecedented corporate donations to the GOP and even a corporation that ran for Congress on the Republican ticket
( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/12/AR2010031204127.html ).

And people have been trading in their birth certificates for certificates of incorporation.

Let's see how that's working out.

[scrubthedata]

1. LOL! This really is what it's coming to, isn't it? n/t

[Plucketeer]

2. When will it come to pass that...

corporations can cast a number of votes proportional to the money they spend?




BOEHNER - McDUNCELL JOBS PLAN

[bondwooley]

3. I think that has come to pass...

Now they can send money to Karl Rove and buy as many votes as they want. Look who made up the majority in the House that was sworn in today.