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It should be said MY Rant

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Real Estate Agent with AllMountainRealty.com

The Supreme Court did us a great injustice when they overturned , what many thought was black letter law and allowed corporations to dump money into our election system. We all see the ads and the terrible lying things both parties are saying and bombarding us with using money the courts allowed to enter into the system.

Just when a good bipartisan bill McCain Feingold came into play the courts have once again sided with powerful lobbies and allowed money to talk. This not an issue of free speech. A corporation is not a person. Look it up. A corporation does not die, people do. When a person files a complaint against a corporation for wrongful dismissal as an example, the company is guilty and proves their innocence. Why ? Because corporations have more power than people! So they are not people and therefore should not be treated as people. The Supreme Court took away what was legitimate attempts by both parties to return power to the people and address campaign spending. If all of you folks out there are so out raged about so much stuff THIS ISSUE IS WHAT YOU SHOULD REALLY BE PISSED OFF ABOUT. Because you will never be in control if powerful interests can outspend individuals and have the same rights even though they are not the same thing. This is my election day rant as I am so sick of all the ads that are such lies by all parties and the folks that fund them.

Control the money and then the people will have a real say in politics. If not we will always be faced with a different set of pigs who take over the farm.

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Comments(5)

Wendy Betts
RE/MAX PROGROUP - SOUTH DELTA /SOUTH SURREY & WHITE ROCK - Tsawwassen, BC
South Delta & S. Surrey Realtor

Pigs.  Like the kind that think they can fly!  Canadian Politics is so boring compared to the USA!  Cheers, Charlie - Wendy Betts - Vancouver BC

Oct 31, 2010 10:26 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

We are so corupted but now one seams to take a stand on it.

Oct 31, 2010 02:32 PM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

I'm all for disallowing corporations to have free political speech through donations, etc.  Of course, at that point we should also discontinue all corporate taxes, too...  Then they won't have a need to lobby.  Until then, I think it would be dangerous to silence groups of people while demanding their money.

Oct 31, 2010 04:26 PM
Mike Saunders
Retired - Athens, GA

Charlie- the supreme court has multiple times declared corporations are legally people for certain purposes, including the 14th amendment. I do agree, though, that if corporations are to be considered people for certain purposes, then individuals should get the same benefits and protections as corporations do. Lane does have a point, if corporations cannot contribute, they are effectively unrepresented as far as taxes go. Also, if there were to effectively be a prohibition on corporate donations and ads, it should apply to all corporations, including unions, PACs, not for profits, etc. The major problem with McCain Feingold is that it treats different types of corporations differently.

Nov 01, 2010 01:56 AM
Charlie Ragonesi
AllMountainRealty.com - Big Canoe, GA
Homes - Big Canoe, Jasper, North Georgia Pros

Thank you all for your comments. I think Lane the corps would still want to contribute because the issue for them might be more regulation than taxes.

Mike thanks for a great comment. personally limiting spending period might be the way to go and thus equalizing the playing field might give people with great positions and ideas achance. Now that would be revolutionary !

Nov 02, 2010 02:46 AM