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In reply to the discussion: Obama ENDORSES Bernie Sanders’ Constitutional Amendment to OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)78. Please don't put words in my mouth.
I didn't say "fuck you". I merely ridiculed your unreasonable expectations given the political system we have.
I don't like it any more than you do. But at least I recognize that one has to work within the system while simultaneously doing ones best to influence change.
I unhesitatingly support Barack Obama because he is the Democratic nominee. To do anything else only supports a candidate who is so horrible that it is unthinkable to do otherwise.
No, I do not think he's perfect. But I am not going sit on my hands waiting for a perfect candidate. That, in my opinion, is a very unrealistic attitude.
I will stand by my original post and your further concern is noted, as is your snarky response.
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Obama ENDORSES Bernie Sanders’ Constitutional Amendment to OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED [View all]
Segami
Aug 2012
OP
So under Section 1, Limited Liability Companies have no constitutional rights.
Nye Bevan
Aug 2012
#7
So no constitutional protection against the police seizing the list of DU members and their details?
Nye Bevan
Aug 2012
#62
So you don't believe that LLC's such as DemocraticUnderground have any constitutional rights.
Nye Bevan
Aug 2012
#69
Rush Limbaugh stands shoulder-to-shoulder with you in your defense of the ACLU.
Ikonoklast
Aug 2012
#117
Excellent, and a great campaign issue when billionaires are so obviously taking over!
reformist2
Aug 2012
#28
This is huge!!!..Thank You President!!!...(although it does smell of two steps back/one forward)
lostnote12
Aug 2012
#42
Excellent!! Now for the hard part, getting the party to endorse it as a common goal! (except for
Dragonfli
Aug 2012
#45
Wow! Maybe I will vote for this guy. If only he could oppose the costly trade deals....
grahamhgreen
Aug 2012
#50
Well certainly what he said was a good step. But I don't see where he endorsed the Sanders proposal.
limpyhobbler
Aug 2012
#65
well they just copied and pasted it from politicususa.com so that site made the "error"
limpyhobbler
Aug 2012
#128
"Jim, I don't always agree with the ACLU, but I think they are correct on this issue". (nt)
Nye Bevan
Aug 2012
#120
A Constitutional amendment will take a long time. We need to make the supreme court overturn it now.
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2012
#125
How do they know he endorsed the Sanders proposal instead of the one by Senator Udall?
limpyhobbler
Aug 2012
#132
I see zero reason to think that amendment would have changed the Citizens United decision
eallen
Aug 2012
#134
Corporations are already banned from contributing to candidate campaigns or political parties
Nye Bevan
Aug 2012
#139