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In reply to the discussion: A question that must be asked... and answered. [View all]Miguelito Loveless
(4,457 posts)the influences of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Russian trolls, Fox News, and other "mainstream" (actually corporate) media organs who played Trump's election as a means of enriching themselves, and sided with him to protect those profits from a Democratic president.
The "Money=Speech" ruling must be repealed. Citizens United must be repealed, and corporate "personhood" be severely restricted,if not banned. Corporations "duty to shareholders" does not trump their "duty to society". Corporations exist at the sufferance of the people and should have to have their charter's renewed every "x years". Corporations that commit crimes MUST see their officers punished, jailed, and banned. Violations of the law should result in severe fines, based on repeat offenses. First offense, 1% of gross revenues. Second offense, 10% of gross revenues. Third offense, 50% of gross revenues. Any offense greater than 3 in a ten year period should result in charter revocation (the corporate death penalty).
Oh, and restore the "Fairness Doctrine" on all news organizations.