The Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United vs Federal Electoral Commission that corporations were granted free speech as citizens. The Supreme Court ruled it because of the First Amendment right of free speech, and that it recognized the corporation as a group of citizens that make one person. These corporations with millions of dollars can influence a candidate's campaign. That however, is not good because it brings an unfair advantage to the other candidates who do not have this support and will keep many citizens quiet in their choices for candidates.
Supporters of this indeed agree that corporations should be able to freely spend what ever they want on political campaigns. Mitt Romney said that " Corporations are people... everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people... Human beings my friend". He would certainly agree so with his conservative point of view. With these corporations being to spend unlimited amounts of money, there is no end to what they can do. They want the representation and attention of the people when the candidate they supported won, definitely benefiting them. Of course, they support themselves under First amendment and agree that what they are doing is right.
In a poll done by the Washington Post, it revealed that 80% of Americans do not agree with the Supreme Court's decision. It is just not a good idea for corporations to do this. I believe that corporations should not have this right. This will only bring corruption and unfair practices among the campaigns. The argument that the political system is controlled by money seems to be more and more convincing. This decision makes it harder for the individual voices of this nation's people to be heard.
FACTS
*The Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United vs Federal Electoral Commission that corporations were granted free speech as citizens
* Mitt Romney stated that " Corporations are people... everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people... Human beings my friend"
* A poll by the Washington Post revealed that 80% of Americans do not agree with the Supreme Court's decision.
Conrad,
ReplyDeletePretty good post. Where's your other picture? Try to have a least 2 per post.
One suggestion: you analysis needs to be longer, stronger, and more convincing. You are a good writer. But by the time I get to the last paragraph, you seem out of steam. This should be the strongest, most convincing paragraph - full of undeniable facts and sharp statements. Your reader should be thoroughly convinced that your opinion is the right one.
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