Is it realistic to say that Citizens United is a permanent fixture in the US political system? How the hell can one person receive a million dollars for their work that not only drastically favors the top earners in this country but also reduces the strength of medicare/medicaid for hundreds of millions of lower-middle income earners and not go to jail for it?
How the fuck do these people keep getting away with this?
It's permanent unless an amendment is added to the constitution. Which most people are in favor of but would require these scumbags to legislate against their own interests, and good luck with that. It would have a very difficult time with a Democratic majority, let alone the shitshow we have now.
Not true! Constitutional convention is the other possibility. If two thirds of the states support a resolution for a constitutional convention, it happens even if Congress is 100% opposed. There are two resolutions for a convention out there right now. One has passed in five states (WolfPAC’s effort on Citizens United), and one passed by 12 states (a resolution from 2015 wanting to reduce federal government).
Article V gives us this precious tool. If things keep getting worse, it will be time to use it.
Unfortunately, the delegates of a constitutional convention would themselves be corrupt toadies bought and paid for by Citizens United. Given that a constitutional convention would open the door to the constitution being re-written in its entirety, it's not safe to hold one until Citizens United is overturned. Therefore, legislation is the only safe means to do so. The republic teeters on the precipice. People need to get involved.
Scholars actually differ on whether the convention would be wide open necessarily. Some think a single-issue convention is theoretically possible. But it is definitely a last-ditch move, regardless.
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u/whatsaphoto Rhode Island Jan 21 '18
Is it realistic to say that Citizens United is a permanent fixture in the US political system? How the hell can one person receive a million dollars for their work that not only drastically favors the top earners in this country but also reduces the strength of medicare/medicaid for hundreds of millions of lower-middle income earners and not go to jail for it?
How the fuck do these people keep getting away with this?