Citizens United: Buying Congressmen made easy - The Orange Mane

TonyR · 05-01-2012, 01:36 PM

Both incumbents and potential challengers realize that a deep-pocketed PAC could decide their race. So when they get a call from that PAC’s director urging them to support this or that, they’re that much likelier to listen. The result, then, isn’t just that moneyed interests can throw congressional elections. It’s that they wield more influence after the election — and they can exercise that power without spending a dollar.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...rss_ezra-klein

05-01-2012, 01:36 PM	#1
TonyR Franchise Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 15,581	Citizens United: Buying Congressmen made easy Both incumbents and potential challengers realize that a deep-pocketed PAC could decide their race. So when they get a call from that PAC’s director urging them to support this or that, they’re that much likelier to listen. The result, then, isn’t just that moneyed interests can throw congressional elections. It’s that they wield more influence after the election — and they can exercise that power without spending a dollar. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...rss_ezra-klein

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