Supreme Court Ruling #2: Citizens United Upheld Again - Jets Insider.com Forums

Warfish · 06-25-2012, 11:41 AM

[QUOTE][B][U]Supreme Court rejects corporate campaign spending limits[/U][/B]

Published June 25, 2012

Associated Press

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed its two-year-old decision relaxing limits on corporate campaign spending. The justices on Monday reversed a Montana court ruling upholding state restrictions.

By a 5-4 vote, the court's conservative justices said the decision in the Citizens United case in 2010 applies to state campaign finance laws and guarantees corporate and labor union interests the right to spend freely to advocate for or against candidates for state and local offices.

The majority turned away pleas from the court's liberal justices to give a full hearing to the case because massive campaign spending since the January 2010 ruling has called into question some of its underpinnings.[/QUOTE]

Interesting that on on issue (Immigration) one side argues for State Power while the other argues for Federal power. On another issue (Campaign Funding) the two seem to flip sides.

Jungle Shift Jet · 06-25-2012, 04:27 PM

And that's as it should be.

As an aside, B. Hussein is now urging folks to forgo wedding registries and birthday gifts and have the spondulix go right to Him. :P

06-25-2012, 11:41 AM	#1
Warfish JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 35,000	Supreme Court Ruling #2: Citizens United Upheld Again [QUOTE][B][U]Supreme Court rejects corporate campaign spending limits[/U][/B] Published June 25, 2012 Associated Press The Supreme Court has reaffirmed its two-year-old decision relaxing limits on corporate campaign spending. The justices on Monday reversed a Montana court ruling upholding state restrictions. By a 5-4 vote, the court's conservative justices said the decision in the Citizens United case in 2010 applies to state campaign finance laws and guarantees corporate and labor union interests the right to spend freely to advocate for or against candidates for state and local offices. The majority turned away pleas from the court's liberal justices to give a full hearing to the case because massive campaign spending since the January 2010 ruling has called into question some of its underpinnings.[/QUOTE] Interesting that on on issue (Immigration) one side argues for State Power while the other argues for Federal power. On another issue (Campaign Funding) the two seem to flip sides.

06-25-2012, 04:27 PM	#2
Jungle Shift Jet Occasionally stoops to uploading hotties pix to boost his postcount All Pro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alive with a superior intellect in an erudite world of fine tastes that you will never, EVER acquire Posts: 5,032	And that's as it should be. As an aside, B. Hussein is now urging folks to forgo wedding registries and birthday gifts and have the spondulix go right to Him. :P