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Free Speech for Corporations

Barack-A-Sorros Wrote: Jan 25, 2010 6:07 AM

Its a sad state of affairs when the most reliable and trustworthy sources of information is not MSNBC, Not CNN, Not our elected officials, but the Corporations who bribe public officials to do their bidding.

I honestly trust Exxon and British Patrolium more than I do our elected Officials to lead us to energy independance.

During the 2008 campaign, a group called Citizens United put together a documentary, “Hillary: The Movie.” Remember seeing it on cable TV? No, you don’t, because the organization decided it couldn’t show the film without the risk of felony prosecution. It had every reason to be afraid.

The problem was that the movie was not only about Clinton but made the case that she should not be president. Worse, it was supposed to be shown during -- get this -- an election campaign. That, under the federal law, made it verboten.

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