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First Amendment- SCOTUS Citizens United Ruling = The Drowning of American Politics in Corporate Dollars

seiu.org — The First Amendment was never intended to protect corporations...until now?

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the floodgates and started dismantling century-old restrictions on corporate electoral activity in the name of the 'free speech rights' of corporations. With less than 11 months before the fall elections, SCOTUS's Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission ruling overturns rules against direct and indirect corporate financial involvement in federal elections.