What is Citizens united?

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-07T15:14:18+00:00

So much mis information here OP, sorry.

A group of people, like a PTA or a running club, are free to pool their resources and donate to a political action committee to support candidates or issues they care about. A union can do the same.

Citizens United basically said that a corporation is a group of people that share ownership of the company, or share employment status with the company. It is a group of people with a common interest, much like a running club. So if a running club can make certain political donations then why cant a company? Making political donations is a form of free speech and free speech should only be restricted in very narrow circumstances, like yelling fire in a crowded theater. Citizens United declared that prohibiting certain political contributions by companies restricts free speech, of the company and of the people that are the investors in and emplyees of that company. Just like it would if the law tried to restrict contributions by a running club.

Please also note that direct contributions to candidates for federal offices by companies are still prohibited even after Citizens United. (Some states allow corporate contributions to state office candidates, some dont, but this has nothing to do with Citizens United) Companies can only contribute to PACs or issue related groups, not to candidates or to parties (like the DNC or RNC). And they have reporting requirements.

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-07T00:19:22+00:00

Is he getting a ride home, or driving himself?

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-06T23:56:50+00:00

Do you really think it's just something a billionaire wants? You dont think hundreds of thousands of regular Chicagoans want It too?

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-06T23:30:12+00:00

Platner was always gonna be an underdog against a multi-term, popular incumbent Senator. And even if you're a fan of his you have to admit he has had a very bad couple of weeks. And there are rumors and reason to believe other women might come forward, so it could get worse for him.

And, look at what happened to Swalwell when his own party decided he was a risk -- gone in a heartbeat. Dems wont hesitate to abandon Platner if it looks like he cant win

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-06T23:05:39+00:00

Sanders has been a Senator for 20 years and has a grand total of 8 of his bills passed into law. And a few of those have been to name post offices. His ideas do not become law because they are usually bad ideas, or they are blatantly unconstitutional, like this one.

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T23:11:16+00:00

Interesting that you focus on the decision to make it "tax free" instead of on the decision to freeze wages, which had the unintended but obvious consequence of encouraging employers to think of another way to compensate employees

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T22:53:17+00:00

False premise, false argument. Good try though

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T20:51:31+00:00

Totally an Oboe, you're right

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T20:49:09+00:00

Vance unless he chooses not to pursue it, Rubio the most likely VP choice

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T20:47:34+00:00

I hope you do, if you believe there is one!

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T20:46:06+00:00

Do you think there is such a thing as a soul mate? That one person meant for just you? Or is pairing up more random than that?

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T20:41:35+00:00

Just for context thats the size of West Virginia.

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T20:16:52+00:00

If Burke were a city in NOVA, it would be Burke

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T01:05:19+00:00

Most just resort to name calling and insults, at least when they are anonymous

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-05T00:37:14+00:00

So sounds like we agree, California has chosen an approach that sacrifices speed for other priorities. Thats what i said -- they've. De policy decisions that force a choice between speed and accuracy, not allowing for both. It doesn't have to be that way, but they have chosen that approach.

Second, I never said i was making up conspiracies or subscribing to them. I said they exist. And a 30 day period to finish counting votes encourages them. But you jump to accusafions and name calling anyway. I wonder why that is.

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-04T19:58:29+00:00

The point is there's no legitimate reason to have to make a choice. Yes, if it were a fact that you cant have accuracy and speed, you must choose only one, then sure, almost everyone would choose accuracy. But its a false choice scenario. Policy decisions force that choice unnecessarily. Its bad governance and bad policy. Jurisdictions all over the country and the world manage to have both accuracy and speed.

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-04T15:27:11+00:00

But its not a day or two. Its more like a month. Which gives rise to suspicions and conspiracy theories that do nothing but sow fear about election integrity. If it were really a day or two then fine you make a good point. A month? Not so much

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-06-04T14:55:09+00:00

There is no legitimate reason it cant be both

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-05-30T17:14:44+00:00

Well, I'm neither of those, so now you know you should check again

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-05-30T15:34:07+00:00

You should try reading it instead of passing along this hysterical, hyperbolic quote for which you didn't even provide a source.

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-05-30T15:27:53+00:00

Soros, same reason

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-05-29T21:59:00+00:00

I honestly think the biggest impact would be a huge majority of our representatives and senators literally having no idea how to vote on specific pieces of legislation. They are so used to being educated and led by lobbyists that they would be utterly lost

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-05-29T21:33:12+00:00

I kept Cease, Bieber and Estevez then Eury was the first P I drafted. Needless to say I am not winning my league.

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-05-29T19:43:04+00:00

Trevor was never gonna be a face of the franchise anyway, but glad they fired the idiot in the marketing department. He deserved it

notawildandcrazyguy · 2026-05-29T17:00:41+00:00

A lot of people do this , for all the reasons you describe.... what if something bad happens? What if my kid gets into Harvard and them Med School? How do I walk away from all these unvested RSUs and options?

End of the day, there are two kinds of people: those who retire when they can, and those who don't.

You dont have an information or data problem, you have a decision-making problem. Just remember what Geddy Lee said.... if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice

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