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Forum Post: True or False: The Citizen's United decision allows Corporations to donate directly to Federal campaigns?

Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 7, 2011, 11:04 p.m. EST by JohnnyGuy01 (36)
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False

"The case did not involve the federal ban on direct contributions from corporations or unions to candidate campaigns or political parties, which remain ILLEGAL in races for federal office."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission

so what's your beef with it again??

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[-] 2 points by Amanita76 (88) from New Haven, CT 13 years ago

Corporations, unions and issue advocacy organizations may now spend unlimited amounts of money from their treasuries on independent political expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate. Learn here how the Supreme Court transformed the campaign finance landscape through Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission -- and how the decision is now affecting U.S. politics.

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/reports/citizens_united.php

[-] 1 points by JohnnyGuy01 (36) 13 years ago

false...I knew that