"The jaws of power are always open to devour,and her arm is always stretched out, if possible,to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing." - John Adams (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President
As we have all heard, the Supreme Court ruled last week corporations can contribute limitless funds to political campaigns and can not be prohibited from using their own money to produce and run campaign ads that urge the election or defeat of particular candidates by name.
For average American Citizens, this is a huge blow. Our "representative democracy" is already on shaky ground, especially when politicians can pull "gansta" moves and steal elections (i.e. the 2000 election"), but this Supreme Court decision truly sucks away the voices of American voters. If our founding fathers were still alive they would adamantly speak out against this and further reiterate that this decision is not what they had in mind for our supposed Democracy, as it truly overrides the "rights of individuals".
Corporations are not individuals, and should not be put in that category when it comes to campaign finance. Granted, I can "donate" some of my own pocket change to a campaign, but granted its only pocket change. I can not compete with a giant corporation full of power suited individuals whose ultimate interest is what is best for the corporation, and not what is best for America, the enviornment, and little people like myself.
It's looking less and less like America every day, and more and more like Rome. And we all know how that story ended.
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