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Michigan Residents Voted to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics. Now Utilities Are Suing

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Amid rising electricity costs, Michiganders decisively voted for a ballot proposition to curtail the ability of utilities to spend on elections—a move utilities say limits their freedom of speech.

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  • WIRED4PEACE19 hours agoHopefully Michigan and the rest of the country will follow Hawaii’s and Montana’s example to block Citizens United and dark money in their state politics. Successfully defending Proposal 2 in court seems like a good step in that direction. The success of the states in their efforts to block Citizens United will empower the movement to overturn Citizens United at the federal level while striking at the heart of political corruption.12ReplyTo revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.

19 hours ago

Hopefully Michigan and the rest of the country will follow Hawaii’s and Montana’s example to block Citizens United and dark money in their state politics. Successfully defending Proposal 2 in court seems like a good step in that direction. The success of the states in their efforts to block Citizens United will empower the movement to overturn Citizens United at the federal level while striking at the heart of political corruption.

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  • SUZC17 hours agoNow might be a good time to eliminate that nonsensical "corporations are people too" (Mitt Romney) SCOTUS decision. No, corporations are not people and thus have no right of free speech or existence; and since they have abused every right SCOTUS or Congress has given them, they should lose those rights anyway. We the People by definition does NOT include made-up corporate entities, though made-up corporate entities are made up of people.5ReplyTo revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.

17 hours ago

Now might be a good time to eliminate that nonsensical "corporations are people too" (Mitt Romney) SCOTUS decision. No, corporations are not people and thus have no right of free speech or existence; and since they have abused every right SCOTUS or Congress has given them, they should lose those rights anyway. We the People by definition does NOT include made-up corporate entities, though made-up corporate entities are made up of people.

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  • BUZZLOL19 hours agoHere in Ohio, IF I use ZERO electricity/natural gas, the two bills still total $110 just because I'm hooked up to them!!! The electric company has a $6 "Customer Charge"! Imagine, being charged for being their "customer"! What other company gets away with THAT? And then my electric supplier had $60 million to bribe an Ohio politician with! The poli and Co. both got busted... poli got long jail term... Co. got merely fined, which we customers will ultimately pay for in still higher rates...5ReplyTo revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.

19 hours ago

Here in Ohio, IF I use ZERO electricity/natural gas, the two bills still total $110 just because I'm hooked up to them!!! The electric company has a $6 "Customer Charge"! Imagine, being charged for being their "customer"! What other company gets away with THAT? And then my electric supplier had $60 million to bribe an Ohio politician with! The poli and Co. both got busted... poli got long jail term... Co. got merely fined, which we customers will ultimately pay for in still higher rates...

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  • JWOOD920719 hours agoHere is perhaps a better option ... instead of outlawing contributions, which is likely unconstitutional, tax them heavily. A 100% corporate tax on political contributions above a set amount (say $3,000 per year) does not prevent free speech and does not favor one class of citizens over another. If that doesn't sufficiently dampen the flood of money bribing politicians, make it a 200% tax. Or 300%, etc. Let the corporations donate all they want.5ReplyTo revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.MOLLY_TAFTAuthorReplying toJWOOD920713 hours agothat's a really interesting idea! i don't think anyone has tried writing that into a state law yet1ReplyTo revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.

19 hours ago

Here is perhaps a better option ... instead of outlawing contributions, which is likely unconstitutional, tax them heavily. A 100% corporate tax on political contributions above a set amount (say $3,000 per year) does not prevent free speech and does not favor one class of citizens over another. If that doesn't sufficiently dampen the flood of money bribing politicians, make it a 200% tax. Or 300%, etc. Let the corporations donate all they want.

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13 hours ago

that's a really interesting idea! i don't think anyone has tried writing that into a state law yet

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