The death of McCain-Feingold, the birth of unlimited corporate campaign spending
U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (C) sits with Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI) (R) before the start of a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, March 13, 2008 in Washington DC.
In yet another 5-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court has decided that corporations have the right to spend unlimited sums of money to support or oppose presidential or Congressional candidates. Justice John Paul Stevens, in a dissenting opinion, said, "The court's ruling threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions around the nation". Is this a victory for free speech or a threat to our democracy?
Guests:
Lisa Graves, Executive Director, Center for Media and Democracy; former Deputy Assist Attorney General in the office of legal policy for the Clinton Administration and Chief Council for nominations for the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Clinton Administration
Matt McGill, partner, Gibson Dunn, and Crutcher LLP, He was on the legal team that represented Citizens United
Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen
- Patt Morrison for January 21, 2010
- The death of McCain-Feingold, the birth of unlimited corporate campaign spending
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- Storm update: it’s still raining
- Investigation of 2008 Metrolink crash finds the engineer ran a red light
- CBS to Focus on the Family during 2010 Super Bowl
- Ed Harris in “Wrecks”
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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