Critics fear foreign influence in U.S. elections

Had to read a long way down to find the passing bit about Japan.

It is no surprise the political system is turning into a circus run by Corporations or as conservatives call it the "Free Market." Well, it was mostly the Conservative Republicans in the Supreme court who just voted for Corporations to use unlimited funds to advertise for or against candidates. Foreign entities including Corporations are just the next step. It has always taken place but now it so blatant it is just disgusting.

This is what happens when you nominate and confirm liars and traitors into the Supreme Court.

Heh, some of the wealthiest "corporations" in the world now are invested from oil-rich Arab states. While Europe could be overrun by Arab immigrants, the US could be overrun by Arab investors. Who would had foreseen this is how it's gonna happen, the Islamization of America, heheheh.

But the US never had any qualms about influencing elections in other countries.

Still, the bottom line is..., money is speech.

The most disgusting and ugly culture of Capitalism people see in American society today.

Critics fear foreign influence in U.S. election.

The problem, to me, is evidenced in the headline itself. They key there being "foreign," as if local/domestic corporate influence "is A OK". Democracy is/was/should be about people --not artificial entities masquerading as if they were actual people. If they go this far, why not "allow" dead people to vote in perpetuity? I mean, what the hell, what would be the difference? Both being non-entities.

In my mind, since all people who would work in a corporation/business entity, etc. can already donate -unless they are felons, foreign nationals etc., that fact obviates the need for the "corporation" made up of those same people necessitating this right.

What they did, to me, was a gross misinterpretation. I only hope it gets reversed legislatively.

Democrat hypocrisy at its most brazen. Obama broke all kinds of campaign finance laws and had no problem accepting millions from foreign donors.

Odogma,

Obama did get million$$ including from foreign donors but did not break campaign laws. He declined accepting government money, so he was free to accept from private entities as much as he wants but at $2k cap per entity though. A lot of people donated, and that's how he outspent the Republicans, who usually receive the most money in elections.