Supreme Court on Campaign Bucks

7 Comments

1. 

   JSpencer

   January 24, 2010 | 10:49 am

   Nailed it. As many have commented, those are NOT the principles this country was based on. It is shocking to find that 5 people on the Supreme Ct. could be this clueless about the founders intent. The fallout from this could easily tip us right out of our democracy, but then maybe they no longer care about democracy, but only about power. None of this was unforeseeable by the way. Even Thomas Jefferson warned about this.

2. 

   Silhouette

   January 24, 2010 | 12:02 pm

   That's why their creation of inequal citizens is unconstitutional. And that's why the ratifiers of the 14th Amendment gave a special exception to the balance of powers with regards to it, giving Congress the vague and sole power of enforcement of that Amendment.

   Again:

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   “1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge ** the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
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   **ABRIDGE = “to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge a visit; to abridge one's freedom.

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   The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

3. 

   JSpencer

   January 24, 2010 | 12:12 pm

   The bank mania is raising up
   a monied aristocracy in our country….
   And their principles have taken deep root
   in the hearts of that class from which
   our legislators are drawn.

   When the Legislature has made sale of
   the people’s most valuable rights, when
   they have assumed to themselves powers
   which the people never put into their hands,
   then indeed their continuing in office
   becomes dangerous.

   Read the quote carefully. If you want to take issue with it, take it up with Thomas Jefferson.

4. 

   Father_Time

   January 24, 2010 | 1:12 pm

   Exactly.

   Soon you will be registering to vote at work, were you will cast your ballot during break…..if you get one.

5. 

   dduck12

   January 24, 2010 | 2:57 pm

   I liked your other logo better. This one looks like a medical experiment.

   Soon you will be registering to vote at work, were you will cast your ballot during break…..if you get one.”

   No need, when big brother implants a voting pod into your body. And, you will get a break to adjust the patches and epaulets on your uniform.

6. 

   ProfElwood

   January 24, 2010 | 4:56 pm

   Oh, come on folks, there's a simple solution to this! We just need to all become fantastically rich so that we can counter the corporate voice with one just as loud. Simple, eh?

7. 

   Gegenschattenbild

   January 24, 2010 | 5:31 pm

   Hey, this cartoon is offensive to opera singers, particularly Wagnerian sopranos! Libel! Slander!