http://liberalvaluesblog.com/2010/01/21/supreme-court-blocks-campaign-finance-reform/ Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Thu, 24 May 2012 00:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/2010/01/21/supreme-court-blocks-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-230013 IllinoisLiberal Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:17:19 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=11917#comment-230013 I am working on a state rep race and one of our opponents, <a href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/2004748,evanston-afscme-contribution-012110-s1.article" rel="nofollow">Patrick Keenan-Devlin</a>,  just got a $45,000 campaign contribution.  For a State Rep race!  It is definitely a sign of things to come. I am working on a state rep race and one of our opponents, Patrick Keenan-Devlin,  just got a $45,000 campaign contribution.  For a State Rep race!  It is definitely a sign of things to come.

]]> http://liberalvaluesblog.com/2010/01/21/supreme-court-blocks-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-229892 abi Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:15:53 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=11917#comment-229892 Thursday afternoon, I heard Newt Gingrich on the radio claiming (no doubt with a straight face) that this ruling will actually level the playing field for the average person who wants to run for office.  He also hinted of a return to politics. This is beginning to look more and more like 1994. Thursday afternoon, I heard Newt Gingrich on the radio claiming (no doubt with a straight face) that this ruling will actually level the playing field for the average person who wants to run for office.  He also hinted of a return to politics.
This is beginning to look more and more like 1994.

]]> http://liberalvaluesblog.com/2010/01/21/supreme-court-blocks-campaign-finance-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-229887 Heart-watch Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:22:42 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=11917#comment-229887 When hasn't big money ruled Washington? Not in my lifetime. This will be the end of our democracy and will usher in facism.The corporations elected George Bush and bragged about how they would run things from the White House. We see how that turned out.  We should have seen this coming when the right took over the Supreme Court. When hasn’t big money ruled Washington? Not in my lifetime. This will be the end of our democracy and will usher in facism.The corporations elected George Bush and bragged about how they would run things from the White House. We see how that turned out.  We should have seen this coming when the right took over the Supreme Court.

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