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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:00 PM Original message |
HuffPo: Citizens United Going Down? Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Ruling |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Would be a FANTASTIC first step toward restoring our democracy |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The only way it gets done, unfortunately, is a SCOTUS justice being replaced by a Dem POTUS. |
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theaocp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. UR right. Fuck it. n/t |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Have faith. We just have to make sure that we have a Democrat in the White House. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. Already? This should have been introduced within a week of the ruling. n/t |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. True. They see the effect OWS is having |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. Some technical problems to be anticipated: |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. filibuster? if you can't get 60 votes for cloture, you certainly can't get 67 votes for passage. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Exactly, well said. |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Don't forget |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. true -- also a very tall order. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. These misbegotten decisions must be overturned |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. This is the right approach, not the ranting about "corporate personhood" |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. Take it directly to the states |
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chowder66 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. They need to reform the political races too... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. Great. Let's get this done!!!!! |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. They're dramatically on the right side of the issue with the American People, any politician |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. Surely what the amendment needs to say is something like |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. How about it says something like this, |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Why do you need a radio station or TV network? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. 1. That only became the case recently. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
22. +1 |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-02-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
23. Go Dems! |
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