OK the SCOTUS issued an opinion that made everyones hair catch on Fire..
Really? It's not that bad.... trust me... Like they always do the short sighted and none too bright GOP lawyers and just gave away the house the barn and their chance of ever winning the white house again...
OK Corporate America is for the most part not too unlike the ACME company of Looney Tunes fame, and good old Wile E. Coyote is pretty much the poster boy for the GOP in recent memory and especially today.
They handed us a HUGE win on a golden platter... follow me for the rest please!
OK, so now ANY non profit like the Chamber of commerce can run ads to have their say in and try and influence any election. They can funnel money from corporations thru said non profit and basically have unlimited "Free Speech" as now set down as precident by the Supreme Court.
Ok, so can we, and so can every other person in the world.
SO now.. I, we, any progressive or Liberally with a deep yearning to
make a difference can set up ONE international non profit organization
and accounts imilar to act blue in countries all over the world.
And one shell non profit here locally, heck it could even be named "Free Speech for America".
With just a few hundred volunteers and a lot of web networking MILLIONS
of dollars could be flowing into this corporations coffers, which then could be legally sent to the headquarters here in the US, and then donated
leagally WITHOUT ANY TRACE AS TO THE ORIGIN to "Free Speech for America" and used to produce Ads, flyers and even movies to support democratic causes and candidates.
This actually the Republicans worst nightmare, now people that have been pissed off, or hurt or even simply unhappy with the United States and it's policies get to donate money and CHANGE the playing field.
People in Canada and France and Germany, (All bastions of socialism and universal healthcare doncha know) can now try and help their once highly esteemed American brothers and sisters to get their country back from the forces of darkness.
The GOP just gave a vote to EVERYONE ELSE in the world that is Democratic or Progressive or Liberal!
This is massive fail on their part... handed to us on a silver platter...
WHY?
Because damn near ALL the industrialized countries out there that would bother to donate money, and influence OUR elections have hundreds of millions of people that would pony up a few dollars each to see THIS country be what they want us to be.
I would bet between Austrailia, The UK and Germany alone we could out raise the chamber of commerce right away!
Cry in my beer about a SCOTUS decision that looks bad?
NOT HARDLY!!!
I am doing the happy dance!
The GOP just invited EVERY Democratic person in the world to join in and help us!!!!!
NOW Canadians, Germans, Italians, Greeks, British, Irish and all my other
fellow working for a democratic planet folks get to make a difference here too, instead of simply blogging or commenting from afar.
When the Republicans hand you lemons, and talk smack, like they are doing right now. Just remember to squeeze that juice into a glass, add some tequila and then toast them saying "Thanks for helping us have a party"!!!
And then please remind them that they just removed ALL the restrictions on ALL your Democratic and Liberal friends from all over the world in helping you level the playing field.
P.S. I would suggest we target RED states first in the upcoming election... with massive bucks from out non american friends!!!
In case anyone missed it... THIS IS the MEEM!!!!!
In a hurry to support their lovely breatheren, the SCOTUS opened this country to massive foreign influence via corporate donations.
They just invited EVERY Democrat and Progressive EVERYWHERE to come here and VOTE in America with their money!
THE ONLY WAY TO KILL THIS AND MAKE THEM OWN THE FAIL... and show the truth!
The GOP just cut it's biggest and best non profit off at the knee's!!!!
Wile E. Coyote indeed.... still slow, still failing, still not thinking past todays plan, and still supplied by ACME...
BEEP BEEP...
CHEERS!!!
Paul
UPDATE _ OK, please tell me this - how DO you keep FOREIGN money out unless you ban all Corporations which recieve money from assets outside the US? The Answer is YOU DON'T...
The Answer is, they KNOW this and all this crap will END with bipartisan legislation - Never taken to the Supremes, IF YOU MAKE THEM OWN IT....
EVERYTHING you do - for those that care should be taking this on and beating it...
HANG IT AROUND THEIR NECKS!!!!
They, yes the GOP just gave a VOTE to everyone else in the world!!!
Revel in it.... they won't understand at first.. until the horror hits them...
Cheers!