The Supreme Court has just overturned any law that might restrict corporations or unions from spending anything they want to on an election. Corporations are considered individuals by the Law. And now as an individual with the right to Free Speech they have the right to spend any amount they want on campaigns.
Unlimited corporate spending. Think about it. They like a pro-business candidate, they can create ads for him. They can blanket a market with TV and radio ads. The candidate doesn't even have to be involved in it. You thought attack ads were too much this past election? Think about attack ads brought to you by the deep pockets of Phillip Morris.
You want to get into polictics? Try to change the world? If Bank of America doesn't like you they will outspend you with an unlimited budget. Think the Supreme Court which changed the Law will do anything? Not after the President (brought to you by Haliburton) appoints justices who are friendly to the corporations.
In any Orwellian nightmare where the corporations run things, well, this is how it starts.
I'm moving to, uh, New Zealand. Or Australia. Or any of the other democracies on the planet who have some control on the corporate sector and the good sense not to let them run fucking amok.
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