Critics fire back at Seattle gun, ammo tax they claim is aimed at killing business

solus said:

of late, the turning point occurred approximately six years ago when the highest court in the land ruled corporations can contribute massive monetary funding to the political campaigns of their choice, thus, IMO buying the loyalty of the legislator, mayor, council member, judge, ad nauseam sitting in control of JQPublic.

not sure the ruling will ever be overturned as those in power enjoy the massive funding to 'do their own thing' while campaigning.

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Difdi said:

One of the justices on the supreme court noted that there was really only two ways they could rule, without violating either existing statutes or the constitution itself. And one of those ways held greater potential harm to constitutional rights than the other. So they made the least harmful ruling, and we have the Citizens United decision.

The other way they could have ruled, was to extend the campaign finance rule to all political groups that spend money to influence politics (equal protection clause). Doing so would have made groups like the EFF, the ACLU and the NRA illegal on the spot. It could even go so far as to abolish political parties.

Having groups of citizens able to use their money collectively was a far better outcome.

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