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A thread that provides some context. Lobbyists are far more powerful among other fine points. Great for discussing this topic.
Hawley apparently plans to introduce a "bill reversing Citizens United." Such a bill would be unconstitutional, so this is just populist nonsense. But it's worth pointing out that basically everything he believes about Citizens United is wrong.🧵 realclearpolitics.com/articl…
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do what? Be a shit-stain? Because he's always good at that
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If corporations are not people, then political action committees, are not people either. Josh Hawley is halfway there. He almost has it right, he just needs to go a little further.
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put up a fake bill with loopholes Obviously what a #gop er would do
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Read the fine print. It's because his bill actually won't do it.
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This is why. It's a damn scam
No. It doesn‘t cover privately held companies or nonprofits. It doesn’t even cover CITIZENS UNITED.
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What does it matter when the filibuster is still the weapon of choice for the tyrants of the minority?
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The left doesn’t seem interested in putting up popular bills.
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