The Supreme Court has voted to repeal laws limiting political contributions made by corporations. It's a rough time to be a Democrat and about to get a whole lot rougher.
Naturally, sun-tanned bozo and House Republican Leader John Boehner applauds the decision as "a big win for the First Amendment".
Why do Republicans think the First Amendment applies only to corporations and not actual people? Evidently, to Boehner, freedom of speech means the 'right' to slap down millions of dollars and have TV stations broadcast lies for you. Let's look and see where that's mentioned in the First Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Nothing there about subversion of democracy being freedom of speech. Maybe Boehner means 'the free exercise' of the Republican religion otherwise known as screwing over the country.
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