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elections? It is against the law for a candidate to use foreign money in a election campaign. The question is that with dark money, how are we to know who gets and uses foreign money in their election. And all of the money pouring into campaigns with the Citizens decision, only makes it worse. When the right wing of the Supreme Court made the Citizens decision they said that it would not have a major effect on our elections, how wrong they were. It is now possible for the wealthy, or even another nation, to buy an election. That is because in 91% of the elections, the one who spends the most wins. And now we have the question of whether members of both parties received money from foreign governments. I live in Wisconsin and I have read that the Governor had received money from the Russians during his last campaign.
 
independentusa said:
elections? It is against the law for a candidate to use foreign money in a election campaign. The question is that with dark money, how are we to know who gets and uses foreign money in their election. And all of the money pouring into campaigns with the Citizens decision, only makes it worse. When the right wing of the Supreme Court made the Citizens decision they said that it would not have a major effect on our elections, how wrong they were. It is now possible for the wealthy, or even another nation, to buy an election. That is because in 91% of the elections, the one who spends the most wins. And now we have the question of whether members of both parties received money from foreign governments. I live in Wisconsin and I have read that the Governor had received money from the Russians during his last campaign.
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It is possible, yes.
https://www.issueone.org/just-us-dark-money-getting-even-darker/

It's no wonder so many of our elected leaders become quite wealthy themselves.
 
independentusa said:
elections? It is against the law for a candidate to use foreign money in a election campaign. The question is that with dark money, how are we to know who gets and uses foreign money in their election. And all of the money pouring into campaigns with the Citizens decision, only makes it worse. When the right wing of the Supreme Court made the Citizens decision they said that it would not have a major effect on our elections, how wrong they were. It is now possible for the wealthy, or even another nation, to buy an election. That is because in 91% of the elections, the one who spends the most wins. And now we have the question of whether members of both parties received money from foreign governments. I live in Wisconsin and I have read that the Governor had received money from the Russians during his last campaign.
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Citizens United decision didn't create the problem it was already going on and not just in a minor capacity. Easier .. perhaps. but it was already pretty easy.
just get rid of PACs/SuperPACs and that will go pretty far into correcting the issue.
 
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