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Supreme Court Ruling Sparks Debate Over NYC Model’s Future
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court continued its recent streak of dismantling modern campaign finance laws:
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key provision of an Arizona law governing the public financing of political campaigns. The Arizona law required public matching funds for participating candidates when their opponents who had opted out of the public system or independent groups increased their private spending. The court vote was 5 to 4, with the majority opinion — written by Chief
Elena Kagan’s Confirmation Hearings – Day 2
OFA has a video on highlights from yesterday’s hearings:
Kagan, as was expected, was dodgy in her answers. “She’s doing exactly what she criticized other nominees for doing. She’s dancing,” Senator Coburn said in an interview. The White House’s comments:
During her 10 hours of testimony, Elena Kagan was so clear and forthcoming that she removed any doubt about her ability to live up to the so-called ‘Kagan standard.’ She demonstrated a
It’s Kagan
Rumor has it that when President Obama announced Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court this morning, Vice President Biden, standing next to him, pulled him over and whispered in his ear, “This is a good fucking choice.”
But seriously. The suspense is over: what we all suspected to happen has, indeed, happened. Late last night the news broke that Elena Kagan has been tapped by President Obama to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on our… Read More
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The Price of Democracy: Corporate Money in Politics
Join us, ACT NOW, Living Liberally and other NYC Orgs to discuss the most recent Supreme Court Decision on Corporate Spending, also known as “The Super Bowl of Bad Decisions”.
Wednesday 4/28
NYU Law School – Lipton Hall – 108 W. 3rd Street
RSVP HERE
Holy !@#$, 8 in 10 Americans Agree On Something
Recall that a few weeks ago, the Supreme Court basically handed our democracy to corporations:
In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the high court ruled 5-4 that corporations have the same rights as individuals when it comes to political speech and can therefore use their profits to support or oppose individual candidates. The decision appears to open the door to unlimited spending by corporations, trade groups and unions in the weeks leading up to an election, which has
Vote Corporate in 2010!
Republicans in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District primary watch out. Murray Hill Incorporated, a liberal public relations firm, has decided to test the generosity of the latest US Supreme Court decision. No longer will “Big Business” be a silent minority.
Word to the wise politicos: Their is a new challenger in town and his checkbook is way bigger than yours.
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