In January 2010 in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court handed down a controversial decision concerning the 2003 campaign finance reform law. Read the links from Wikipedia (first 3 paragraphs only), the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times for background on the decision and the arguments both for and against. Then watch President Obama do something that's rarely if ever been done before - call out the Supreme Court during a state of the union address in front of a joint session of Congress.
Where do you fall with the Citizens United decision? Was it, as the Wall Street Journal called it, a "free speech landmark" or did it simply give more power to moneyed interests to dominate and control American elections?
Discuss your thoughts, particularly in terms of money equating speech, in comments below, using information from the readings and the video, to support your ideas. Respond to at least one other person's post.
(See "In Republican Race" article for a connection to the 2012 Republican primary season.)
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