John G. Roberts vs. The United States of America

[marmar]

from the WaPo:



RIVER FALLS, WIS. - Sometimes, it takes years to see the impact of a Supreme Court decision on American life, and sometimes a ruling lands with an explosion.

The Roberts Court's game-changing decisions on campaign finance reform have been both.

Almost from the moment Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the bench five years ago, the court's conservatives have acted systematically on their deep skepticism of campaign spending restrictions. They repeatedly have questioned the ability of Congress to restrict the role of wealth and special interest involvement in elections without offending the First Amendment guarantee of unfettered political speech.

The result has been perhaps the most striking example of how the Roberts Court differs from its predecessor. And it has created a more prominent role for the Supreme Court in this year's midterm elections than at any time since its polarizing decision 10 years ago in Bush v. Gore.

In decision after decision, the court has cut back major parts of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act of 2002. The capstone came in January, with its 5 to 4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that rewrote decades of law and said corporations and unions could spend unlimited amounts to support or oppose candidates. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/29/AR2010102903915.html

[leftstreet]

1. I for one welcome our new overlords, Senator McDonalds and President WalMart

K&R

Good article

[azul]

3. Who would you trust to run the government?

The land-holding elite, as the founding fathers set it up, or the average Joe or Sue in hock up to their ears?

Cynical sarcasm from me, but not from some people I know. The ones that don't give a damn about the voting machines or campaign finance as long as they still got theirs.

That's the beauty of this enormous corporate-state fraud building to its climax: the numerous contented apathetic want to be deceived.

[pacalo]

2. Think of all the new jobs that could be created, as well as cost-of-living raises

that could be given to employees, with the millions of dollars used just for propaganda to get their toadies elected.

The government was created for the people, yet the Citizens United decision was made by a now-politicized branch of our government, who may as well be giving the "people" one of those Scalia-style f-you gestures.

[Angry Dragon]

4. "The people" created the government

The American people, the little ones own the government, the government works for us.
This is something that has been lost over the years. They act like it is their playground.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

5. ROBERTS WANTS TO DISMANTLE IT

[Angry Dragon]

6. Then he should be impeached and tried for Treason

[indepat]

7. I'd settle for impeachment and conviction for perjury

:patriot: