January 29, 2010
LWVNJ eVoter
Supreme Court Decision Endorses Corporate Manipulation of Election Outcomes...Anne Maiese, LWVNJ President
The recent US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission is a crushing blow to representative democracy. The League of Women Voters of New Jersey works to advance the principal that people - not corporations - have the right and duty to participate in their government by speaking up, asking questions and voting. People also have the right and duty to hold elected officials accountable for their actions.
The Supreme Court seems to disagree. The tragic decision to declare corporations "persons" with free speech rights allows corporations to pour massive amounts of money into endorsing or opposing candidates and gives special interests, lobbyists, and big money a tighter grip on democracy. The Supreme Court has made it legal, and easier, for corporations to bribe candidates, and has taken significant power away from voters.
Few citizens have the means to buy ad time, but we can and must push back....
April 10, 2010
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