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On Friday, activists in more than 130 cities in 46 states across the country "occupied" their federal courts on the eve of the second anniversary of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
One-Hundred and Thirty Cities Across the US Protest on Anniversary of Citizens United
by Britney Schultz, Truthout | Report
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Justice Scalia responds to critics of CU.
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Scalia was joined on stage by Justice Stephen Breyer, who voted on the losing side in the decision which has become known as "Citizens United," for the group that successfully sued over federal campaign finance laws. Breyer didn't directly criticize the ruling, instead pointing out how it is critical in the American system that people respect the decisions the judiciary makes.
By nature, when a decision isn't unanimous, "somebody is making a mistake," Breyer said.
Breyer also briefly summarized both sides of the argument concentrating on his own.
"There are real problems when people want to spend lots of money on a candidate ... they'll drown out the people who don't have a lot of money," Breyer said.
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I think I would be ok with this ruling if we still had the government funded election funds. If forget what it was called but robert reich ran for governor in my state with it. I don't know what happened but it's gone. Breyer brings a good point. If money is free speech if you have none you have no right to it unless you consider yelling at times square effective.
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