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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
So answer this about what you have written above, if they cancel each other out, why is Obama not happy with the supreme courts decision on campaign finance?
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This may be hard for you to understand, but an honest person can say something is unfair even if they may benefit from it. For example, if they passed a law that said white people can no longer be given speeding tickets, that would be nice for me, but I could still speak out on it and say it's not fair. Progressive organizations can exploit the new supreme court ruling as well, but that doesn't make it correct.
Believe it or not, some people can still put their own motivations aside for a moment and fight for what is right.
Obama (and many others) are angry about the Supreme Court decision because it says that corporations and individuals are equal, even though it's pretty common sense to see that a corporation can exert a much greater influence than an individual can in most cases. Also, being able to hide where money is coming from is harmful to an open and honest democracy. I'm not sure how hiding the source of political contributions is seen as a positive step towards transparency.