Campaign-spending case will be a big test for Chief Justice Roberts

The full impact of what the U.S. Supreme Court could do in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has only begun to receive the attention it deserves. Will the court use a case originally brought on a narrow issue to bring our politics back to the corruption of the Gilded Age? Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 8, 2009

Dionne properly draws editorial attention to a strangely elevated Supreme Court case that could well threaten democracy in a much worse way than even the extremely partisan appointment of George W to the presidential office.

The usurping of democracy by huge corporations demands reducing corporate influence in government, and here Roberts and his radically regressive ... More »

Instead of deciding the case before it, the court engaged in a remarkable act of overreach. More »

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by Manfred Ostrowski - Sep. 10, 2009

E.J. Dionne defends ban on corporate contributions. His reasoning appears to be solid but not very original, and he does not explain why the U.S. system would be less "workable" if the law got changed.

I would have wished for a more detailed presentation of the problem for the current political system.

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