https://discoursedb.org/w/index.php?title=How_the_Supreme_Court_Blowtorched_Democracy_and_What_You_Can_Do_About_It&feed=atom&action=historyHow the Supreme Court Blowtorched Democracy and What You Can Do About It - Revision history2024-03-29T14:29:48ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.2https://discoursedb.org/w/index.php?title=How_the_Supreme_Court_Blowtorched_Democracy_and_What_You_Can_Do_About_It&diff=17444&oldid=prevYaron Koren: Created page with "{{Item |author=The Nation editorial board, |source=The Nation |date=April 8, 2014 |url=http://www.thenation.com/article/179264/how-supreme-court-blowtorched-democracy-and-wha..."2014-04-11T17:51:53Z<p>Created page with "{{Item |author=The Nation editorial board, |source=The Nation |date=April 8, 2014 |url=http://www.thenation.com/article/179264/how-supreme-court-blowtorched-democracy-and-wha..."</p>
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|quote=The think tank Demos calculates that if ''McCutcheon'' had been handed down in 2012, the 1,219 biggest donors that year could have given more than the amount 4 million small donors gave to the Obama and Romney campaigns. The Court will now allow the 1 percent to buy even more access to elected officials—more than ordinary voters and small donors can ever dream of. The weakening of campaign finance laws tracks with the widening income gap, as the wealthiest have secured policies—from lower taxes to deregulation—to enrich themselves at the expense of everyone else.<br />
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