Folks, elections do indeed have consequences, as we have seen in the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling on “Citizens United…” affirming corporate “personhood.” Each of the justices, in the majority, was appointed under a Republican administration.
It is obvious, from Republican Congressional “stonewalling” of President Obama’s agenda, that this party is aligned lock-step with mega-corporate interests, while the Democratic party is so-aligned to a lesser degree.
Since “money” is now “free speech,” mega-corporations, with their now-unfettered “carpet-bombing” financial resources, can now hold the president and Congress hostage to their entire agenda – much as a terrorist might – thus rendering the entire democratic process of little consequence.
Plan on seeing continuing taxpayer-funded mega-bailouts on Wall Street, out-sourcing of jobs and resulting home foreclosures, “war on terror”-driven endless-war profiteering, co-opting of mom-and-pop main-street legislation – specifically the Health Care Bill debacle, and the de-funding, and eventual privatizing, of Social Security and Medicare.
Michael T. Carver
Ridgefield, Wash.
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