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Old 05-11-2010, 08:40 PM
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What an odd turn of events....

The case La Rondo cites is Citizens United and the Republicans were dancing for joy when the Supreams ruled the way they did. Many Republicans were shocked that Kagan would argue the way she did since her argument was stright out of the Republican playbook.

As US Solicitor General it was her job to argue the position of the Administration that free speech is free speech even if it is contained in a movie that is very anti-Hillery. As you might recall this film was so anti-Hillery that no network would show it since it was, at the time, considered an illigal campaign advertisement.

The court then went over the line with its' decision and declared that not only was free speech free speech but that corporations are just like people not only in free speech but in every other matter.

I asked a hard core Republican friend of mine how a corporation could have the same standing as a human when it has no soul?

He said he did not know the answer to that, but his side had won so it did not matter.
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