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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
I am pretty sure that foreign money has been influencing or attempting to influence our elections for quite some time.
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Nonsense. By dollar, the US Chamber of Commerce has been the largest lobbying organization and is a Republican support organization. Restrictions have been removed on all campaign spending. We have no idea how much the USCC is now spending using secret names such as Policy for a Better America. They can now lie all they want. And never be held responsible.
Unlike people, corporate organizations can be created, lie overtly, spend massively to promote that lie, then dissolve without any consequences. The person or organization they represent is not accountable for the lies. During the short time that corporation exists, it has all the rights of any citizen without obtaining citizenship. And will dissolve before any charges can be filed. Often the public has no idea who that organization was fronting for.
Supreme Court said this was good. Alito even denied (during the State of the Union address) that this mess would happen. McCain said he wished one member of the bench had served in a political function - even as a Sherriff. They had no idea the mess they created. And it will get worse every two years as organizations now learn that overt lying (without any consequences) is now legal.
Politics is now about who can spend the most to promote lies. Representing people or interests of America, or promoting new ideas - no longer relevant.