So, the Supreme Court ruled today that (public sector) unions must first affirmatively get union members' permission to collect and spend money for political purposes.
Meantime, thanks to the Speech Now D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision and Citizens United SCOTUS decision, corporations are free to take shareholder money and direct unlimited amounts of it towards lobbying without seeking any permission, before, during or after spending their money.
Corporations are people, I guess, with proliferating numbers and kinds of rights. And unions, while definitely constructed to represent people, are having their rights steadily clipped.
Meantime, thanks to the Speech Now D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision and Citizens United SCOTUS decision, corporations are free to take shareholder money and direct unlimited amounts of it towards lobbying without seeking any permission, before, during or after spending their money.
Corporations are people, I guess, with proliferating numbers and kinds of rights. And unions, while definitely constructed to represent people, are having their rights steadily clipped.
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