Hawaii passes law bypassing Citizens United, governor signs it

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pzxc•about 3 hours ago

First state in the nation to do it (a few others are trying), a few days ago the Hawaii legislature passed, and today the Governor signed, a bill saying that CORPORATIONS DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO BUY POLITICAL ADS

This takes PAC and SuperPAC money out of politics (at least in Hawaii) and gets around the 2010 Supreme Court ruling Citizens United vs FEC.

brg•about 1 hour ago

Does this extend to the GOP and DNC? They are both corporations, and politics may be a lot better if they were not able to advertise.

zeusdclxvi•about 1 hour ago

No it doesnt, it will not be upheld in court, as the Democratic Hawaiian AG even argues in the article

java-man•about 3 hours ago

This should be in the U.S. Constitution.

IcyWindows•29 minutes ago

Individuals should be able to get together and crowd fund a movie about a political figure without the government stopping them.

pstuart•about 2 hours ago

Aside from the change in the economic landscape, there's also the fact that they wrote it with the elite in mind (white male property owners), so they already had complete control.

Hawaii passes law bypassing Citizens United, governor signs it

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