RUSSIA? IRAN? HOW ABOUT CITIZENS UNITED!

 

Everybody is freaking out over the possibility that the Russians or the Iranians or the Chinese are meddling in our electoral process.

However, this is just a distraction serving to shield our eyes from the HUGE ELEPHANT IN THE POLLING PLACE: U.S. CORPORATIONS.

Based on the legal and constitutional status of corporations as individuals, the Supreme Court ruled that limited liability companies that have filed as corporations or have publicly traded shares can contribute unlimited funds to political action committees and separate segregated funds for the purpose of influencing the elections.

The ability of corporate money to control the message and influence the elections seriously dilutes the concept of "one person, one vote", since a well-crafted and well-funded messaging campaign can literally brainwash voters into changing their vote. This has led the sense that the individual is disenfranchised in the political process which has suppressed voter participation, further magnifying the effect of corporate money in elections.

But wait, it gets worse! U.S. corporations can be legally owned and controlled by foreign individuals and governments, and the board of directors of these corporations does not necessarily need to be made up of U.S. citizens, nor are they obligated to swear an oath to the U.S. Constitution.

The number of U.S. corporations controlled by foreign nationals or foreign governments numbers in the hundreds, including some iconic American brands:

Chicago Stock Exchange (China)
Budweiser (Belgium)
AMC Theaters (China)
Frigidaire (Sweden)
Firestone (Japan)
Purina (Switzerland)
Smithfield Foods (China)
Burger King (Brazil)
GE Appliances (China)
Motorola Mobility (China)
...and many more.

What is stopping the U.S. subsidiaries of these foreign corporations from contributing money to political action committees for the purposes of influencing the outcome of the election? Under current law, NOTHING!

So, forget about Russian Facebook ads and get corporate money out of our elections.

REVERSE CITIZENS UNITED NOW!