Citizens United, which allowed unlimited corporate, interest-group, and individual spending on elections, triggered plenty of dire predictions. But even the most pessimistic among them fell short of imagining American reality today. ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
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Get money out of politics
We all knew that was a lie
In Dred Scott the Court ruled that people can be property.
In Citizens United the Court ruled property can be people.
This should have also set the same limits on purchasing of politicians that apply to persons and citizens
But, it didn't so
Crank up the kleptocracy
Start:
Saturday, March 15, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Tesla Supercharger
32 Mountain Valley Blvd, North Conway, NH
https://actionnetwork.org/events/teslatakedown-rally-to-demand-unfreezing-federal-funds-for-non-tesla-ev-charging-infrastructure
He laid out everything that has happened since, but he stopped short of anticipating Elon Musk.
Of course, everybody stopped short of anticipating Elon Musk.
Imperial rot has set in, barbarians at the gates.
Tariffs are to extort and break alliances.
This dystopian hellscape we call home is a direct result of Citizens United.