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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:17 AM
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Breaking on CNN - Campaign Finance decision ruling just announced

They have lifted restrictions on corporations and unions.

Special interests financed the Brown campaign.
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alsame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:18 AM
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1. We are screwed. nt
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:20 AM
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2. I'm convinced special interests finance every election now.
If they can't do it legally past a certain point they'll find a loophole or just throw it in a brown paper bag in a back alley mob style.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:20 AM
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3. damn. . .
But I maintain that a gazillion people sending 5 buck each could outspend a coupla hundred spending millions..

(Now if only we have a few media megaphones)
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:22 AM
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4. January 21, 2010 : The Day The Music Died.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:26 AM
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5. 5-4
Good fugging grief
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:27 AM
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6. The Supreme Court has never been more politicized. Fucking disastrous.
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:27 AM
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7. The media is thrilled.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-21-10 10:27 AM
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8. More money for them
:puke:
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