Canaconda@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · edit-24 hours agoHawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkHawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.www.youtube.comCanaconda@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.world · edit-24 hours agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/addressing-questions-surrounding-hawaiis-bold-move-to-undo-citizens-united/ https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/listen-ali-velshi-hawaii-bill-bans-corporate-spending-elections/
minus-squareceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-24 hours agoI’m not optimistic the Supreme Court will decide to start being an impartial arbiter of the law and let this stand instead of continuing to be actively pro-corruption.
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-24 hours agoThe power to create and limit corporations has been the exclusive power of States for 200 years and upheld multiple times in SCOTUS. Lets fuckin GO!
I’m not optimistic the Supreme Court will decide to start being an impartial arbiter of the law and let this stand instead of continuing to be actively pro-corruption.
The power to create and limit corporations has been the exclusive power of States for 200 years and upheld multiple times in SCOTUS.
Lets fuckin GO!