alt Hacker News> It just protects free speech from corporations
That description is a disservice. The real impact of it is that it equates money with speech for politics.
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darth_avocado • today at 7:29 PM
Right, no one is debating the implications of the ruling and whether they are right or wrong. The parent comment was made within a specific context. We’d be here all day if we were to discuss citizens united.
One only needs to read Stevens' dissent in hindsight to recognize that all of his concerns were and are legitimate, and the worst of which have come to pass.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC#Dissent...