More on Citizens United v. FEC , Supreme Court case #08-205
by Sheldon Funk
In the Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision of January 21, 2010, [ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205 ] the Court ruled that corporate speech will now be treated the same as that of human beings and would, therefor, be afforded all the Constitutional protections provided to human beings.
This case specifically addresses the corporate spending limits that have been imposed on corporations (as concerns Federal elections). The existing bans came to the forefront in the 2008 presidential primaries because of a challenge by the Washington-based Citizens United, the corporation that created “Hillary: The Movie.” The 90-minute film was stopped from airing because it “would violate campaign finance laws. But as you know, things should never be taken at “face value” … there is always at least one hidden agenda … and usually more.
The best explanation of how the case came to be that I can provide you is a summary that I found on FOXNEWS.COM [ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/21/supreme-court-review-hillary-movie/ ]:
Months after its debut, “Hillary: The Movie” faces nine of the nation’s toughest critics: the Supreme Court.
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January 24, 2010 -
Posted by Shel Funk |
Commentary, Politics | 08-205, campaign_contributions, Citizens_United, Citizens_United_v_FEC, contributions, corporations, Hillary, Hillary_the_Movie, supreme_court
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More on Citizens United v. FEC , Supreme Court case #08-205
by Sheldon Funk
In the Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision of January 21, 2010, [ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205 ] the Court ruled that corporate speech will now be treated the same as that of human beings and would, therefor, be afforded all the Constitutional protections provided to human beings.
This case specifically addresses the corporate spending limits that have been imposed on corporations (as concerns Federal elections). The existing bans came to the forefront in the 2008 presidential primaries because of a challenge by the Washington-based Citizens United, the corporation that created “Hillary: The Movie.” The 90-minute film was stopped from airing because it “would violate campaign finance laws. But as you know, things should never be taken at “face value” … there is always at least one hidden agenda … and usually more.
The best explanation of how the case came to be that I can provide you is a summary that I found on FOXNEWS.COM [ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/21/supreme-court-review-hillary-movie/ ]:
Months after its debut, “Hillary: The Movie” faces nine of the nation’s toughest critics: the Supreme Court.
[ MORE ]
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January 24, 2010 - Posted by Shel Funk | Commentary, Politics | 08-205, campaign_contributions, Citizens_United, Citizens_United_v_FEC, contributions, corporations, Hillary, Hillary_the_Movie, supreme_court