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beachbum bob

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6. lol...its the sole mechanism for the 1% to purchase govt....

Reply to Yallow (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 11:32 AM

Jul 2016

without batting an eye...and it was mentioned several times by several speakers

utopia does not exist in the real world....but we can reign in some of the power of money = access

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Which Convention Speaker Mentioned Government Corruption? Who? Who? [View all] Yallow Jul 2016 OP

I guess you have NO understanding what citizen's united is...and the fact that ending it beachbum bob Jul 2016 #1

Citizen's United Is Only 10% Of The Problem Yallow Jul 2016 #2

You said it, now tell us what is more pressing. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #5

Getting Anti Corruption Trump Supporters To Vote For Democrats Yallow Jul 2016 #11

That would be great. JudyM Jul 2016 #14

lol...its the sole mechanism for the 1% to purchase govt.... beachbum bob Jul 2016 #6

What would be more direct would be actually having conflict of interest rules with real teeth JudyM Jul 2016 #15

I heard many speakers talk about the need to overrule Citizens United. Tal Vez Jul 2016 #3

Evidently, you aren't seeing the big picture. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #4

Corruption Inc .. GeorgeGist Jul 2016 #7

The Big Picture Is Crushing My Family Yallow Jul 2016 #8

what government corruption ? stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #9

This...... Yallow Jul 2016 #10

He already did speak. He endorsed Hillary and encouraged all to vote for her. Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #13

Stop fighting the goddamned primary! The only candidate we have is HRC. Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #12