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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Far-reaching affects of Supreme Court ruling on corporate political spending

Thoughts about this SCOTUS decision??

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/oconnor-citizens-united-ruling-problem/story?id=9668044
O'Connor Calls Citizens United Ruling 'A Problem': Retired Justice Says New Rules Could Corrupt Judicial Elections
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor issued her own polite public dissent to the recently decided case on corporate political spending, telling law students that the court has created an unwelcome new path for wealthy interests to exert influence on judicial elections. ...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/187747/could_courts_campaign_finance_ruling_affect_net_neutrality.html
Could Court's Campaign Finance Ruling Affect Net Neutrality?
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that throws out limits on corporate political-endorsement spending is giving new hope to opponents of net neutrality regulation proposed by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission. ...

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100126/OPI02/1260317
Will politics stay made in USA?
... But the decision has another consequence that hasn't been discussed enough: The door it opens to foreign-owned corporations, inviting them to meddle in our domestic politics. The ruling doesn't draw a distinction between corporations formed and managed on Amercian soil and companies based in other countries, or even managed by their governments. ...

http://www.rbr.com/media-news/20395.html
Legal eagle-eye view of SCOTUS campaign decision
"Lawrence H. Norton and James A. Kahl used to work for the Federal Election Commission. They now work for Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC. Who better to take apart the Supreme Court decision on campaign finance? ..."

1 comment:

Kardnos said...

America's representatives sold to the highest bidder