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> I think you probably aren't clear on what the Citizens United decision meant

Should I take this as a prompt to assume random crap about you?

CU drastically increased spending by outside, untracked groups, on the ridiculous premise that money is not a corrupting influence in politics. It was the end of meaningful campaign finance regulations.

> Also the idea that you can just reliably buy congresspeople by spending money on ads is a farce.

Why are companies and groups spending so much then, including spending on both sides of many races?




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