Tag Archives: McCain-Feingold

Celebrate yesterday’s trouncing by getting involved in Campaign Finance Reform

By Mark | November 3, 2010

I was in the midst of trying to cobble together a hopeful and constructive post of some kind, and failing miserably, when I received the following note from Lawrence Lessig, the co-founder of Fix Congress First. As it successfully accomplished what I could not, I thought that I’d steal it and pass it along. Just […]

Posted in Other, Politics, Rants | Also tagged campaign finance reform, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, election results, First Amendment, Fix Congress First, get the money out of Washington, How to get our Democracy Back, John Roberts, Lawrence Lessig, lobbying, money in politics, Obama, Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold, The Tyranny of Tiny Minds | 12 Comments

Free speech is for humans, and business should mind its own business

By Mark | January 24, 2010

In response to the big Supreme Court decision the other day, which gave corporations (U.S. and international) unprecedented power with which to influence elections via capital contributions, Florida Congressman Alan Grayson just introduced legislation to change U.S. tax law, so that all corporate contributions would be taxed at a rate of 500%. The legislation is […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Free Speech, Observations, Politics | Also tagged a black-robed political coup, big oil, Business Should Mind Its Own Business Act, corporate money, Dred Scott, Free Speech, get the money out of Washington, health insurance companies, Jim Hightower, John Roberts, Justice Stephens, money as free speech, Obama, Pamela Harris, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown Law Center, tax law, Wall Street | 92 Comments

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