WHO IS BANKROLLING A Lawsuit To END THE BAN On Foreign Money In U.S. Elections?

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Who is paying these lawyers to undermine the ban on foreign money in U.S. elections?



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When President Obama warned that the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision “will open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our election,” conservatives began damage control literally before the President could even finish his sentence. Justice Sam Alito infamously mouthed the words “not true” while Obama was speaking. Of course, we subsequently learned the Chamber of Commerce was raising money from foreign corporations and then placed this money in the same account which funds their political attack ads.


Someone is now bankrolling a lawsuit to undermine the longstanding ban on political contributions by non-U.S. citizens:



A suit challenging the foreign contribution ban is being brought on behalf of a Canadian who wants to support President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign and a dual Israeli-Canadian citizen who wants to contribute to Obama’s opponent and also to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), to help prevent a “government-takeover of the health-care system in the United States,” according to the suit. It says both plaintiffs are legally authorized to live and work in the United States, but are not permanent residents.


The fact that this lawsuit has been filed is not itself significant — anyone can file a lawsuit making whatever legal claim they would like. What is significant, however, is the fact that the case is being litigated by two high-dollar attorneys from a firm whose clients include some of the biggest corporate beneficiaries of the Citizens United decision — including Koch Industries and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.


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http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/18/foreign-money-in-elections/



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[Thunderstruck]

1. How in the fuck could anyone think it's a good idea to allow foreign influence

in our political campaigns?

FUCK! I'm so goddamned sick of this shit. It's like a never-ending Twilight Zone.

[Initech]

2. $10 says it's Prince Alalweed Bin Talal.

That fucker owns a huge stake in both Shittybank and Fux News. He's the real puppet master here.

[old mark]

4. Him and Rupert Murdoch...nt

[leveymg]

6. Split that bet with you: $5 says the 2nd party is Cerberus Capital Management (Israel)

Cerberus, a holding company for Bank Leumi (Tel Aviv), took controlling interests in GMAC and Chrysler, just in time for the TARP bailouts. Also owns defense/arms firms DynCorp and Remington/Bushmaster firearms. Controls the company that got the Bush Admin. contract to privatize (wreck) patient care at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Then, bought out Caritas, the largest HMO in New England when Congress failed to pass the Public Option.

The biggest and most rapacious of the Vulture Capital Firms. See, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/03/10/310286/-Larger-CIA-and-DoD-Privatization-Scandal-Emerging-from-Walter-Reed-Story,-US-Attorneys-Firing-

[Lasher]

3. I'll bet the Chamber of Commerce is involved.

I see they are mentioned in the article.

[starroute]

5. Both parties had their own foreign money scandals in the 90's

But the RNC was especially tangled up in foreign cash when Haley Barbour was running it.

Given one thing and another (like those Murdoch donations to the RGA when Barbour was heading it last year), I wouldn't be surprised if he was involved in this somehow.

[wildbilln864]

7. k & r! nt

[Octafish]

8. It's past time to take ALL private funding of candidates, issues, etc. out of politics.

Money has corrupted the system, top to bottom.

People want to campaign, great. Uncle Sam should have the media fork over some air time for debates, campaign commercials etc.