Just wondering...How many years do you suppose it will be...

[salguine]

before the corporations that now own our government dispense with elections? I mean, given yesterday's Supreme Court decision, will it be very long before they no longer feel the need to maintain even a hollow pretense of democracy?

[Echo In Light]

1. It's already happened, but most still cling to illusion/fantasy re our 'rep democracy.'

[treestar]

2. That is almost dungeon-worthy

And I thought so even during Bushco, when people would assert Bush was going to "cancel" an election.

There is still the voter. They aren't helpless. Just because BigCo tells them in an ad to vote for Candidate X does not mean they will.

If the voters were that helpless, Obama could not have won.

[AlinPA]

6. While there may be a bit of "hyperbowl" going on, this ruling is hugely different:

now corporations can put billions into campaigns. They can hire armies of people for GOTV, and buy up all the air time and print space.

After this next election which will see more corporate money than ever, and more republicans than ever winning elections because of it, they can change laws to tighten the screws any way they want. It will take 6 years to go through all the existing senators and the corporations won't have to spend money on the rightwing southern senators so they can really dump large amounts into the blue states.

You are right that voters are not helpless. But when one candidate for a house seat has $40M and the Democrat has $500K, it will be next to impossible to compete.

[treestar]

7. I thought it was over showing ads in the 60 days before the election

That's the only new thing they can do.

Buy I could be wrong.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. Show elections with the same person being elected over and over?

I imagine we will dispense with Presidential term limits when the Next Republican gets in which will be next election. At somepoint there will be a Terrorist something or other. Elections will be suspended and there you go!

[timeforpeace]

4. Remember November 2008!

[damntexdem]

5. Why should they dispense with them? They'll own them.

Along with owning those elected.