Obama: The Supreme Court cannot allow special interests, the corporations to have Free Speech to influence elections!
Of course, unless, they're YOUR special interests, eh?
In California, it was noted which special interests spent the most money in influencing elections in that state (you know, the one that has had Progressive governing principles for decades and is now going broke?). What were the top TWO multi-million dollar special interest spenders?
--The California Teachers Assoc., which spent $211.8 million.
--The California State Council of Service Employees, $107.4 million.
$318,000,000 is not chump change - that is election changing money and has bought LOTS of influence.
It is only fair that if corporate money has influence, so do the Teachers and SEIU folks.
Speaking of which, guess which of these two got the most Porkulus money? Who has been the recipient of the Stimulus spent to "create or save jobs"?
Yeah, guess who:
(H/T: chart - Big Government)
One of the direct problems of a larger Big Goverment is the rent-seeking that goes on; the enhanced and focused politicization of taxpayer monies to special interests.
Hey, Obama? Tell you what - I'll make a deal
- We on the Right will keep our "special interests" muzzled if and ONLY if
- Yours (the unions, especially the public sector unions) get muzzled as well.
Deal?
Yeah, I thought that would be your answer.
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Posted by: Frustrated | March 13, 2010 2:05 AM