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Saturday, September 18, 2010
Washington, DC
Back in January, in my State of the Union Address, I warned of the danger posed by a Supreme Court ruling called Citizens United. This decision overturned decades of law and precedent. It gave the special interests the power to spend without limit – and without public disclosure – to run ads in order to influence elections. Now, as an election approaches, it’s not just a theory. We can see for ourselves how destructive to our democracy this can become. We see it in the flood of deceptive attack ads sponsored by special interests using front groups with misleading names. We don’t know who’s behind these ads or who’s paying for them. Even foreign-controlled corporations seeking to influence our democracy are able to spend freely in order to swing an election toward a candidate they prefer. We’ve tried to fix this with a new law – one that would simply require that you say who you are and who’s paying for your ad. This way, voters are able to make an informed judgment about a group’s motivations. Anyone running these ads would have to stand by their claims. And foreign-controlled corporations would be restricted from spending money to influence elections, just as they were before the Supreme Court opened up this loophole.
[What I'm not telling you: I hesitate to tell the public, but an excellent syllabus of the "Citizens United" Surpreme Court ruling is available at the Cornell University Law School website- http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/08-205.ZS.html . Actually, what the court's ruling does is remove the necessity for the corporations to form 'sham' PACs to do their campaigning for a particular issue. This issue is far less destructive to American democracy than is my complete distain for Senatorial oversight with respect to my appointment of leaders of various components of my regime. NONE of the forty-plus czars I've appointed to critical positions in the regime, have been 'officially' scrutinized by the Senate; a complete affront to the United States Constitution! The 0bama Handler Group is not so much in fear of foreign corporations co-opting any elections as they are 'Tea Party' co-optation and representation of the 'Mainstream American' conservative beliefs and attitudes. The Handler Group, the regime and fascists in general sadly misjudged the demand for, and the effectiveness of, the 'Tea Party' movement! Oh, and what about that Glenn Beck "8-28" rally?!?! Who on earth would have expected him to draw nearly a MILLION participants?!?! We sent Sharption out for a counter-rally; what did he draw......1,500.... maybe 2,000 ?? How dismal a response is that?? Sharpton was clearly an ineffective tool to spread our racist accusation that Beck had misrepresented Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's., 'I have a dream.....' speech location, topic and desired response!! Sharpton had representatives from every organization with the names "black" and/or "negro" in their title, there--plus that radical, reverse-racist professional blatherer, Ed Schultz--and STILL the representatives outnumbered the participants!! How pathetic was that show of support for fascism?!?!
How many times have I mentioned 'foreign corporations' in this blather? How many times have I mentioned the names and donation amounts of those same 'foreign corporations' that bought me my position? .....RIGHT!!.... Any and all donors, foreign or domestic, can hide the origins of their message or donations!! Anyone recall that flap over my accepting donations from "Doo-Dad Pro??" No one seems to consider the organizations George Soros formed and funded, just to put fascist liberals in public office and spead the fascist philosophy. The conservatives among us can bet their 'lily-white asses' we'll use anything in our arsenal to counteract the 'Tea Party' influence on any and all federal elections!!]
This is common sense. In fact, this is the kind of proposal that Democrats and Republicans have agreed on for decades. Yet, the Republican leaders in Congress have so far said “no.” They’ve blocked this bill from even coming up for a vote in the Senate. It’s politics at its worst. But it’s not hard to understand why. Over the past two years, we have fought back against the entrenched special interests – weakening their hold on the levers of power in Washington. We have taken a stand against the worst abuses of the financial industry and health insurance companies. We’ve rolled back tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. And we’ve restored enforcement of common sense rules to protect clean air and clean water. We have refused to go along with business as usual.
[What I'm not telling you: The public can certainly see how I have 'fought back against' practically everything!! Remember during my "Campaign of Fluff" I said that 'lobbysits won't find a job in my White House?' And you believed it!!! So much for my 'fighting back;' there are dozens--if not hundreds--working the the 0bama Regime, as we speak!! Abuse aside, the regime is not so much fighting back against large corporations in all sectors of the economy as we are striving to control as much of the American way-of-life as we can!!]
Now, the special interests want to take Congress back, and return to the days when lobbyists wrote the laws. And a partisan minority in Congress is hoping their defense of these special interests and the status quo will be rewarded with a flood of negative ads against their opponents. It’s a power grab, pure and simple. They’re hoping they can ride this wave of unchecked influence all the way to victory. What is clear is that Congress has a responsibility to act. But the truth is, any law will come too late to prevent the damage that has already been done this election season. That is why, any time you see an attack ad by one of these shadowy groups, you should ask yourself, who is paying for this ad? Is it the health insurance lobby? The oil industry? The credit card companies?
[What I'm not telling you: I'm really pissed that the republicRATs 'power grab' is outdistancing the fascist's 'power grab,' primarily with the help of the 'Tea Party' movement!! That CAN..NOT..STAND!! The fascists certainly 'missed the boat' with legislation to circumvent the conservative advantage; fascist policies, legislation can not survive the light of day when the average American is allowed scrutiny!! Legal remedies must remove anything 'election related' to a "smoke-filled back room" out of direct public observation!!]
But more than that, you can make sure that the tens of millions of dollars spent on misleading ads do not drown out your voice. Because no matter how many ads they run – no matter how many elections they try to buy – the power to determine the fate of this country doesn’t lie in their hands. It lies in yours. It’s up to all of us to defend that most basic American principle of a government of, by, and for the people. What’s at stake is not just an election. It’s our democracy itself.
[What I'm not telling you: One thing I've learned as I secretly read about candidate vetting being done by various segments of the 'Tea Party' movement; party affiliation is not nearly as important as political stance; adherence to the provisos of the Constitution; adherence to 'smaller government-freer people.' How the hell can fascism be expected to counteract those philosophies?? Any bets on if the public will swallow that "What's at stake is not just an election. It's our democracy itself"....... thingie?? I've done nothing for the past nineteen months BUT destroy the American democracy, piece-by-piece; now I try to feed you that pile of bullshit??]
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