Bill Moyers, if you haven’t seen it yet, shared a great essay a few days ago, on the Citizen’s United decision, which gave corporations and wealthy individuals the go-ahead to invest unlimited sums of money in hopes of influencing American elections, and the subsequent campaign being waged by those attempting to buy said elections to […]
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Bill Moyers on the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit Citizens United
Posted in Observations, Politics Also tagged Bill Moyers, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, disclose act, First Amendment, Fourth of July, Free Speech, George III, get the money out of Washington, July 4, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Netroots Nation, Ohio, Plutocracy, privatization, secrecy, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, threats to Democracy 4 Comments
Public option voted down, twice, by cowardly Dems
The Senate Finance Committee voted twice this afternoon against the creation of a government-run health insurance plan, or “public option.” Members of the panel first voted 15 to 8 against Senator John D. Rockefeller’s proposal, and then followed up by voting 13 to 10 against the proposal put forward by Senator Charles Schumer. Among those […]
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged Bill Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Blue Dog Democrats, Charles E. Schumer, fucking Democrats, health insurance, healthcare, healthcare reform, John D. Rockefeller, Kent Conrad, lobbyists, Max Baucus, money in politics, MSNBC, Robert Creamer, Roy Sekoff, Senate Finance Committee, The Ed Show, the public option, Tom Carper 34 Comments