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Re: Citizens United [Re: Enlil] 1
#23380793 - 06/25/16 01:02 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Enlil said: You're confusing campaign contributions with independent expenditures. PACs don't contribute to campaigns.
PACs do contribute to campaigns (Super PACs don't):
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Before that, individual contributions to PACs were subject to a $5,000 limit, regardless of whether the PAC intended to use that money on political expenditures or make contributions directly to candidates.
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Falcon91Wolvrn03 said: Wooof nailed it. Many super PACs devote all of their resources to a single candidate, which is effectively the same as a direct contribution.
You can cover your eyes and pretend that's the not the case, but people know better.
As long as the candidate isn't in control of it, i don't have a problem with that. The alternative is the decimation of free speech.
Maybe you have more faith in the integrity of our politicians, and those running the Super PACs than the rest of America. Before a candidate announces their candidacy formally, they can (and do) all of the communicating with Super PACs they want. Hillary Clinton even proclaims that she has found a loophole which allows her to coordinate with 'Correct the Record'. The fact of the matter is, we all know that the law against coordination is more of a formality, so that nobody can say government is engaging in quid pro quo. This rule was made with a wink and a nod 
They do coordinate.
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Enlil said: As long as the candidate isn't in control of it, i don't have a problem with that. The alternative is the decimation of free speech.
The alternative is what we've had for hundreds of years before Citizens United gave the country to the corporation.
Every time we get here, it's the same. You misunderstand citizens United and I'm tired of the same old back and forth that leads back to the same misunderstanding
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Re: Citizens United [Re: Enlil] 1
#23381260 - 06/25/16 03:57 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Enlil said: As long as the candidate isn't in control of it, i don't have a problem with that. The alternative is the decimation of free speech.
The alternative is what we've had for hundreds of years before Citizens United gave the country to the corporation.
Every time we get here, it's the same. You misunderstand citizens United and I'm tired of the same old back and forth that leads back to the same misunderstanding
I think you misunderstand Citizens United.
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I know you do.
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Re: Citizens United [Re: Enlil]
#23381602 - 06/25/16 05:49 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Enlil said: I know you do.
And I am correct.
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Enlil said: You're confusing campaign contributions with independent expenditures. PACs don't contribute to campaigns.
This is false. PACs do contribute to campaigns:
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Federal multi-candidate PACs may contribute to candidates as follows: $5,000 to a candidate or candidate committee for each election (primary and general elections count as separate elections); $15,000 to a political party per year; and. $5,000 to another PAC per year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee
And let's not pretend that the difference between PACs and Super PACs is not a significant factor in this discussion. That is the whole problem with the Citizens United ruling. The fact that Super PACs are allowable.
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Okay. I'll leave you and Falcon to high five each other about Citizen's United. It doesn't say what you guys think it says, but that shouldn't get in the way of a good circle jerk of ego stroking and armchair policymaking.
Have at it boys...
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Re: Citizens United [Re: Enlil]
#23381734 - 06/25/16 06:32 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Enlil said: Okay. I'll leave you and Falcon to high five each other about Citizen's United. It doesn't say what you guys think it says, but that shouldn't get in the way of a good circle jerk of ego stroking and armchair policymaking.
Have at it boys...
I love a good ego-boosting circle jerk almost as much as a good debate. I haven't seen either here.
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Re: Citizens United [Re: Enlil]
#23382151 - 06/25/16 08:53 PM (7 years, 7 months ago) |
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Enlil said: Every time we get here, it's the same. You misunderstand citizens United and I'm tired of the same old back and forth that leads back to the same misunderstanding
Perhaps I've forgotten some specifics of the discussion, but what I remember with certainty is you saying you're fine with corporations and billionaires spending ridiculous amounts of money to influence elections and politicians, because to you that's "freedom".
That's where I disagree with you, regardless of Citizens United.
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Which do progressives hate more, the first or second ammendment?
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Neither one, Mr false choice Strawman King.
Sometimes limiting freedom a little provides more freedom elsewhere. Like stop lights providing more freedom for drivers to drive without as many accidents.
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hostileuniverse said: Which do progressives hate more, the first or second ammendment?
I can point to plenty of unconstitutional desires from the right, so I don't know what you're going on about. In fact, I can point to anti-Islam laws that have actually been implemented by conservative lawmakers. I'm sure you oppose the right to bear arms in many circumstances also. Do you think farmer brown, the alcoholic, should be in possession of biological weapons? Ballistic missiles? If you do, you're an idiot, and if you don't you're opposed to his 'right to bear arms'.
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Nice deflction guys, still doesn't answer the question...
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hostileuniverse said: Nice deflction guys, still doesn't answer the question...
Yup, attack, belittle, impune. Your tactics are flawless, Saul would be proud
The question? It was a disingenuous question. Your question was meant as an insult. Don't 'deflrct' that onto me.
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hostileuniverse said: Nice deflction guys, still doesn't answer the question...
Yup, attack, belittle, impune. Your tactics are flawless, Saul would be proud
The question? It was a disingenuous question. Your question was meant as an insult. Don't 'deflrct' that onto me.
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So I've been looking at the strengthening of the corporate structure through landmark cases and think that enlil's is correct. It goes back to in 1886 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v._Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Co. ) set the precedent for corporate personification. Guaranteeing 14th amendment rights to corporations and bars treating a small business and multi-national any differently regardless of the scale of the damage done. 1906 ( https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/201/43/case.html ) sets up 4th amendment rights for corporations. 1976 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_v._Valeo ) protects politcal spending equating $$$ to speech.
In reading up I found these two to be particularly disturbing ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Coal_Co._v._Mahon ) which gives corps 5th amendment rights to the takings clause meaning that they can sue over the potential losses a change in legislation could cause through regulatory takings.
and also ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_v._Ford_Motor_Co. ) which (as Zappa RIP liked to remind us of) changed the responsibilities of corps directly to profitting the shareholders with no concern for benefitting customers or employees.
ah the dark nature of capitalism 
edit: correct or fine tune what's not legally accurate, enlil
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Re: Citizens United [Re: airclay]
#23407558 - 07/03/16 03:45 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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airclay said: So I've been looking at the strengthening of the corporate structure through landmark cases and think that enlil's is correct. It goes back to in 1886 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v._Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Co. ) set the precedent for corporate personification. Guaranteeing 14th amendment rights to corporations and bars treating a small business and multi-national any differently regardless of the scale of the damage done. 1906 ( https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/201/43/case.html ) sets up 4th amendment rights for corporations. 1976 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_v._Valeo ) protects politcal spending equating $$$ to speech.
In reading up I found these two to be particularly disturbing ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Coal_Co._v._Mahon ) which gives corps 5th amendment rights to the takings clause meaning that they can sue over the potential losses a change in legislation could cause through regulatory takings.
and also ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_v._Ford_Motor_Co. ) which (as Zappa RIP liked to remind us of) changed the responsibilities of corps directly to profitting the shareholders with no concern for benefitting customers or employees.
ah the dark nature of capitalism 
edit: correct or fine tune what's not legally accurate, enlil
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so in this thread you aren't agreeing w/ warren and your representation of her ideas on the role govt takes in business creation?
jesusfuckingsatan dude get your shit together
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hostileuniverse said: Capitilaism sucks! Throw away our iPhones, laptops and cars! Booo capitilaism, I would prefer bread lines and only one choice of deodorant for life! Down with companies! Govt will protect me!
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hostileuniverse said: This is all irrelevant because "people don't build business, govt does, and you can always trust govt to dole out equal portions fairly and with no concern for themselves..." Elizabeth Warren
This quote is entirely accurate, anyone who says otherwise is a sore loser
Just wanted to put these two posts besides each other
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Re: Citizens United [Re: airclay]
#23407583 - 07/03/16 03:53 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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I see sarcasm is lost on you, it's okay, special needs people are people too
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sarcasm with either of these statements really wouldn't change the fact that you're arguing two sides of a coin.
and that special needs comments is an insult. do you want to edit it or should I just report you in the spirit of your claims that insults are flung around and no one does anything about it?
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