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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/06/25-2

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona s Racial Profiling Law
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/06/25-1

On Citizens United and Protecting Society from Corporate 'Tyranny'
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/06/25-0

Supreme Court Extends Power of Corporations to Buy Elections
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/06/25-6

SCOTUS Ruling to Fuel Movement to Amend Constitution
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/06/26-5

California Legislature Approves Resolution Opposing Citizens United Ruling
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/06

Immigration, Racism, and the Supreme Court
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/16-4

Massachusetts Becomes Seventh State to Call for a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/08/01-1

100,000-Plus Signatures Gathered to Support Colorado Ballot Measure Calling for a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/08/06-3

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Supreme Court: More elections for sale

The Nation
by John Nichols

06/25/12

The US Supreme Court may still retain some familiarity with the Constitution when it comes to deciding the nuances of cases involving immigration policy and lifetime incarceration. But when it comes to handing off control of American democracy to corporations, the Court continues to reject the intents of the founders and more than a century of case law to assure that CEOs are in charge. Make no mistake, this is not a 'free speech' or 'freedom of association' stance by the Court s Republican majority. That majority is narrowing the range of debate. It is picking winners. To turn a phrase from the old union song, this Court majority has decided which side it is on...

http://tinyurl.com/cw4de5e


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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In a Police State, Everyone Loses: The Supreme Court s Ruling in Arizona v. United States Endangers Us All
http://lewrockwell.com/whitehead/whitehead48.1.html

Restraining Arizona, Unleashing the President
http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano60.1.html

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Money, Power and Politics

Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer, Countercurrents: ''There has been much talk recently about the impact of money on politics, especially in the wake of the Citizens United ruling ? And many have assumed that the relation of money to politics is like a law of nature: the more money one has, the more political power one can wield. When it is a question of the efficacy of money in politics and workers fail to put up a fight, money prevails. The moral is: money counts - but only if we let it.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10078-money-power-and-politics?newsletter



The Cowardly Lions of Free Speech

Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: ''In all the hullabaloo over the Supreme Court s decision on health care, another of its rulings quickly fell off the public radar. Before deciding the fate of the Affordable Care Act, the Court announced it would not reconsider Citizens United. That s the odious 5-4 decision two years ago that opened our elections to unlimited contributions. Within minutes of that announcement, right-wing partisans were crowing about the advantage they now own.''

http://truth-out.org/video/item/10236-bill-moyers-the-cowardly-lions-of-free-speech



Secret Donors vs. First Amendment: The Tricky Task of Reforming Election Abuse by Nonprofits

Dina Rasor, Truthout: ''In last week s column, I laid out the problem of nonprofit organizations, especially 501(c)4, 'social welfare' organizations being used to channel money toward campaigns while keeping their donors secret. In fact, for all the ink spilled concerning super PAC committees, which must reveal donors, according to iWatch News, these nonprofits have been spending more money on the 2010 campaigns than the super PACs. The trend is now to start a super PAC and a C4 organization at the same time, then have the skittish donors, especially corporations that don't want the public to know that they are backing specific candidates, use that money for campaign ads done by the C4 and give some of the money from the C4 to the super PAC, which still hides the original source of the money.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10289-secret-donors-vs-freedom-of-speech-the-tricky-task-of-reforming-election-abuse-by-nonprofits-part-two



Montana s Governor Vows to Continue His Fight Against Citizens United

Richard Schiffman, Truthout: ''I am just a rancher who ended up governor of Montana,' Brian Schweitzer is fond of saying. In a world where even Mitt Romney paints himself as a populist with humble roots, one might reasonably be skeptical of Schweitzer s self-portrait. The governor of the Big Sky State, however, appears to be the real deal, a plainspoken 51-year-old farmer and irrigation engineer, who had never held public office before he ran for the highest post in Montana eight years ago.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10237-a-prophet-crying-in-the-wilderness-montanas-governor-vows-to-continue-his-fight-against-citizens-united



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