I am sure everyone here is familiar with Citizens United and the campaign finance court case involving them, but here are some helpful links just in case:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_(organization)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC
The ACLU also needs no introduction, but still:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union
The organization filed an amicus brief in support of Citizens United:
https://www.aclu.org/cases/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission
https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission-aclu-amicus-brief
And has a page on their site summarizing their position on the issue:
https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-and-citizens-united
What do you think of the ACLU's position here? What do they get wrong? What do they get right? What do you make of their proposed remedies in place of overturning the decision?
>At the same time, we recognize that the escalating cost of political campaigns may make it more difficult for some views to be heard, and that access to money often plays a significant role in determining who runs for office and who is elected.
>In our view, the answer to that problem is to expand, not limit, the resources available for political advocacy. Thus, the ACLU supports a comprehensive and meaningful system of public financing that would help create a level playing field for every qualified candidate. We support carefully drawn disclosure rules. We support reasonable limits on campaign contributions and we support stricter enforcement of existing bans on coordination between candidates and super PACs.
Abortion, gay marriage, etc. So I guess the “punishment” from God for persecuting Mormons also became a roundabout way for the Mormons to perceive being “persecuted” some more by the “unraveling of society’s morality”.
https://twitter.com/mydakini/status/1098607635040034817
