| ▲ | mattmaroon 4 hours ago | |
I’m always amazed how much people attribute to citizens united, a ruling that overturned portions of a law that was only on the books for 7 years at the time. | ||
| ▲ | dragonwriter 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
A large part of it is mistaking the effect of the central holding in Buckley v. Valeo (1976) as stemming from Citizens United v. FEC (2010). | ||
| ▲ | buellerbueller 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
A law that existed to forestall or stop a trend of increasing regulatory capture via bribery, er, "campaign contributions" | ||