U.S. Supreme Court Corporate Political Contributions Can Hamper Justice: Here Is A Prime Example

February 13th, 2010 admin

I have never seen a threat to our democracy such as the one we now face. Gosh, I hope I’m wrong, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave corporations the power to donate funds to political campaigns could be our ruination. The case of former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warrent McGraw shows how this could play out.


Originally posted on CTWatchDog

 
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