Another Catastrophic Blow to Democracy

Just when you thought that every last vestige of Democracy had already been shot down, now it's official.  Corporations no longer have to hide the cash they invest in our elections.  Thanks to the recent decision by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporations now have the right to donate unlimited amounts of money to politicians.

The 5-4 ruling reverses a century’s worth of federal legislation and court decisions limiting the influence of corporate money in politics.  From now on, all elected officials and the laws they enact will be funded by big corporations.  It is the worst decision made by the Supreme Court since Dred Scott in 1857, when the the Court ruled that people of African descent were not protected by the Constitution, could not be US citizens, and no law could prohibit slavery in federal territories. The Dred Scott decision resulted in the Civil War.

I wonder if Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission will instigate another civil war?

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