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cyclezealot

(4,802 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:24 AM Nov 2012

MT voters disfavor Citizens United.

Montana 100 years ago had a long tradition of corporations buying politicians. Montana , normally a Red State, yesterday voted that Corporations are NOT people. This should be a huge issue.. Bets are , the US Supreme Court , in this case; will not recognize the nature of the Federalist System and that Montana Corporations are still 'people.'.

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.Ballot initiatives pass by wide margin
A strong majority of Montanans voted in favor of I-166, a hotly contested item establishing that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights because they are not human beings. A major component of the initiative deals with campaign spending, but the intricacies of political speech reach into government throughout the election cycle. In upholding I-166, Montanans affirm that money is to be considered property, rather than a form of speech.
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http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/ballot-initiatives-pass-by-wide-margin-1.2946905#.UJpfvMXR7ko

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MT voters disfavor Citizens United. (Original Post) cyclezealot Nov 2012 OP
Du rec. Nt xchrom Nov 2012 #1
Take that, SCOTUS ! nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #2
Scalia and Company cyclezealot Nov 2012 #3

cyclezealot

(4,802 posts)
3. Scalia and Company
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:04 PM
Nov 2012

Think they are Gods.. The views of we mortals has no impact. Even if the views of these voting Montanans are mostly Republican.

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