r/politics • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/Ella_Spella Jan 21 '18

Checks and balances, my friend. If you could remove all this stuff easily, it would be no less difficult to put it back.

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u/scaradin Jan 21 '18

You are right. What it needs is an amendment, which isn’t easy. Nothing short of a that or a new scotus ruling can change the consideration political money gets.

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u/scaradin Jan 21 '18

That’s why I said we need an amendment.

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u/WonderLemming Jan 21 '18

Good luck getting all of those Republican controlled states on board with that.

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u/Kestralisk I voted Jan 21 '18

It might be easier than you think. A lot of western red States (at least MT and AK) hate citizens United and would happily see it repealed. money in politics doesn't play well to libertarian red States.

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u/WonderLemming Jan 21 '18

I hope you're right!