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On the recordMay 23, 2012
So Citizens United goes right against the very heart of our Constitution. How is it possible that the Supreme Court found, in this 5-to-4 decision, that this has no corrupting impact on our electoral process?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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