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Citizen's United was a court decision, it can't be repealed. It can be eliminated with legislation, though.
by rhizome 9y ago
Citizen's United was a court decision, it can't be repealed. It can be eliminated with legislation, though.
- shmerl 9y agoYeah, that's what I meant.
- icebraining 9y agoSince the restriction is based on the First Amendment, isn't it pretty much untouchable by legislation?
- DubiousPusher 9y agoCorrect. It would require a Constitutional Amendment. Or it would require a reverse decision by the Supreme Court in a similar case. The later is unlikely to happen for at least another 6 or more years.
- spiraldancing 9y agoNot (exactly) true. There are many good ideas being floated that would allow the ruling to stand, while eliminating the negative consequences. Eghttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Equality_Act_of_2017 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Equality_Act_of_2017