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echo: pol_inc
to: WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
from: TIM RICHARDSON
date: 2010-05-05 11:45:00
subject: Citizens United ruling

On 05-02-10, WAYNE CHIRNSIDE said to BOB ACKLEY:

-=> BOB ACKLEY wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-


DD> And thus should not be guaranteed the protections granted to
DD> individual human citizens ... especially since a
DD> corporation cannot be a citizen, is not eligible to vote
DD> (altho with the recent mis-guided decision of the supremes
DD> it may be able to buy votes), and cannot be elected to
DD> office.


BA> Non corporate entities also buy politicians.  The decision you disagree
BA> with merely levels the field.  Since all politicians in this country
BA> are bought and paid for, I'd just like to know just who owns which
BA> politicians.


WC>Get an internet connection.


WC>There are web sites devoted to tracking corporate donations
WC>to congressional political candidates.


According to `The Center for Responsive Politics', and an analysis published
by `Politico', B. Hussein Obama was the biggest recipient of BP political
action committee donations in the last 20 years



WC>It's quite revolting.



It sure is!


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