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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,998 posts)
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:31 PM 4 hrs ago

Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court just unleashed 'untold harm'

The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to strike down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates risks opening the floodgates to large donations and renewed political corruption, the court’s liberal justices warned in a dissent.

Writing for the three-justice minority, Justice Elena Kagan said the majority had “rewritten the rules” of campaign finance law, clearing the way for wealthy donors to effectively bypass existing contribution limits by routing money through political parties.

The 6-3 ruling, she argued, undermined decades of safeguards designed to prevent “quid pro quo” corruption, meaning direct exchanges of money for political favors, and could have sweeping consequences for U.S. elections.

Kagan closed her dissent with a stark warning about the consequences of the court’s decision.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/justice-kagan-warns-supreme-court-just-unleashed-untold-harm/ar-AA26TbMn

The conservative six want their cut.

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Lovie777

(24,593 posts)
1. Hopefully We the People will survive....................
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:50 PM
4 hrs ago

tough road but I think we will overcome and win keeping democracy alive.

calimary

(91,522 posts)
5. Yes. Tough road. But we WILL overcome. And win.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:42 PM
2 hrs ago

But we have to keep fighting. And standing up for ourselves.

The one thing we CANNOT do is give up. ESPECIALLY when we know that’s exactly what they hope we’ll do!

Whip-poor-will

(668 posts)
2. Money talks Bullshit walks
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 03:03 PM
4 hrs ago

What good is citizens united if you can't totally corrupt the government , when you want how you want if you got enough.

Initech

(109,710 posts)
4. The Heritage Foundation is pure fucking evil.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 03:33 PM
3 hrs ago

If we ever get out of this nightmare, that hideous organization needs to be permanently banned from DC and all of its' employees arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit treason against the United States government. I especially want Kevin Roberts and Tom Homan on the stand admitting their involvement in this administration.

Dr. T

(831 posts)
8. The Heritage Foundation needs to be sued out of existence at the very least.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:57 PM
2 hrs ago

Although that strategy didn't stop Alex Jones.

Rebl2

(18,011 posts)
6. Republicans
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:44 PM
2 hrs ago

do not care. They already take foreign money. Well I guess democrats can do that as well now, including foreign money.

Karasu

(2,354 posts)
7. Rather than undoing Citizens United, we're getting Citizens United on fucking steroids. This is completely untenable for
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:45 PM
2 hrs ago

democracy.

orthoclad

(5,256 posts)
9. Strike at the source of the problem
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:03 PM
2 hrs ago

While it is practical and important to legislate how money is used in elections, the main problem is the fact that a very few people have almost limitless access to bribe money.

We reduce the scope of the problem of we attack wealth inequality.

Major industries should be worker or public owned and managed.

Inter-generational wealth should be heavily taxed. No more power dynasties.

chowder66

(12,725 posts)
10. The people's greatest power against this kind of destruction is our vote. Everyone who gives a shit should be
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:21 PM
2 hrs ago

registering and voting.

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