11 years ago yesterday, Citizens United was decided, one of the worst opinions in modern Supreme Court history.
Citizens United has been criticized for lots of reasons. One that I and others have made is it creates conflicts w/ state corporate law. 1/
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Citizens United has been criticized for lots of reasons. One that I and others have made is it creates conflicts w/ state corporate law. 1/
digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/yjreg/vol33/is…
The Court's decision essentially ignores shareholders who may not want their investments used for political activity, summarily dismissing these concerns as ones that can be addressed through the "procedures of corporate democracy," despite ample evidence that may not be true. 2/
And it completely ignores non-shareholders, embracing the discredited view that shareholders "own" the corporation, even when it is clear that other stakeholders (such as creditors, employees, and pensioners) have significant ownership claims to the corporate treasury. 3/
Citizens United should be a constant reminder of how clueless and out-of-touch our Supreme Court majority is.
They want to claim that corporate lobbying is the same as your individual political speech, and deserving of the same 1st Amendment protections. 4/
They want to claim that corporate lobbying is the same as your individual political speech, and deserving of the same 1st Amendment protections. 4/
Citizens United is wrong and should be overturned.
In the meantime, know that as your Senator, I'll be fighting for campaign finance reform and to keep money out of politics. 5/5
In the meantime, know that as your Senator, I'll be fighting for campaign finance reform and to keep money out of politics. 5/5
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