Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a landmark U.S. constitutional law and corporate law case dealing with regulation of campaign spending by corporations. The United States Supreme Court held (5–4) on January 21, 2010 that freedom of speech prohibits government from restricting independent political expenditures by nonprofit corporations, for-profit corporations, labor unions and other associations. This essentially allows corporations to compete on equal footing with citizens during elections. It means when I donate $100 to my candidate, a corporation (IE: the Koch brothers or People for Prosperity) can donate $1,000,000. But we are considered equal, one to one. This dilutes my voice as a citizen.
Sent August 14, 2017
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