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Tony Restivo's avatar

Need to take on citizens united ruling and stop these rich people from continuing to take away our democracy! …. Pass federal and state laws to finance elections!

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TriTorch's avatar

Worst court ruling in history and goes a long way toward explaining the hell we find ourselves in now.

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💜Ebony Noèl💜's avatar

I couldn’t agree with you and @TonyRestivo more! Our Congress opened the door for this kakistocracy of tech bros and old white billionaires.

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Tony Restivo's avatar

Just goes to show what happens when we don’t act and react when we need to … should have been a priority several years ago !

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TriTorch's avatar

But, Jefferson worried that the people - and the argument goes back to Thucydides and Aristotle - are easily misled. He also stressed, passionately and repeatedly, that it was essential for the people to understand the risks and benefits of government, to educate themselves, and to involve themselves in the political process. Without that, he said, the wolves will take over. —Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. ―Plato

Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of serv tude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest. ―Calvin Coolidge

Much more on this here: Apathy is the Fire in Which We Burn: https://simulationcommander.substack.com/p/apathy-is-the-fire-in-which-we-burn

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Linda's avatar

Yes NoQuidProQuoALITO’s corrupt ruling

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Tony Restivo's avatar

Well the wolves have taken over but Americans are FINALLY pissed off and coming out in numbers since GOP WONT HOLD TOWN MEETINGS!

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Danni Armstrong's avatar

Then have your own town meetings and ask MAGA why their representatives are not there

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Schmendryck's avatar

Absolutely, but there's this fetid SCOTUS festering there...

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Tony Restivo's avatar

Really can’t depend on Supreme Court and I never thought I would say that .

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Tony Restivo's avatar

Biden talked about expanding Supreme Court but never did … we don’t have a lot of time to save this country.whatever we do it needs to be fast !

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Linda Cocuzzi Richter's avatar

I keep thinking can we put a referendum to control trump on the ballot... I'm thinking in another 4 months even MAGA will be disillusioned with him...

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Oaktown's avatar

First we need to elect pro-democracy candidates in large enough numbers. Plus, I wonder with this Supreme Court -- who delivered the 2009 ruling and is now even more right-wing -- how could any law not get struck down the same way they ruled against key provisions of the McCain-Feingold Act, which was passed by Congress? We need a better SCOTUS too.

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Nana's avatar

The bad part every time they tried Dem have had only on part of Congress it never pass. I think we need to focus on ELECTION AND THAT THE PSYCHOPATHS IN WH AND SPEAKER DONT CHEAT AMERICANS MUST STOP USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR NEWS OR FOX NEWS. WE MUST STOP BELIEVING A DAMN WORD TRUMP SAYS. MUSK MUST BE CUT OFF FROM DONATING PERIOD THAT MEANS GOD WILL DJT ALLOWS OUT ELECTION GO FORWARD WITHOUT CLAIMING MARTIAL LAW. DEMS TAKE BACK HS AND SEN THEN ITS TIME 1 IMPEACH BOTH PRES, VO ANS OUT JOHNSON IT CAN BE DONE READ FEATHERS OF HOPE. WEISS LAST NAME IVE POSTED IT SEVERAL TIMES

THEN PASS A LAW WHERE NO MORE DARK MONEY, LIMITED CAMPAIGN $ TO FAIR PRICE NO DAMN 270mil is gross or fake LOTTERY/PETITION WHERE EA PERSON IS PAID TO SIGN IT. MUSK LIED ABOUT BUT LAWYERS COULD NOT I READ COURT PAPERS IT WAS SICKENING MUSK PAID $300 to $2,000 ea SIGNATURE WHO SIGN THAT PETITION IT DISGUSTS ME NOWONE SIGN A WORD IT WAS THE LAST DAY

THIS BILLIONAIRE REPUBLICAN CHEAT AND ARE OK WITH IT

I AM SIGN OF DEMOCRATS STAY POLITE MY GOD THATS ENOUGH OF TAKING THE DAMN HIGH ROAD WHILE DAMN REPUBLICANS CHEAT GET MOB BOSSES THAT ARE MENTALLY ILL MALIGNANT NARCISSISTIC PSYCHOPATH IN WH AS SHOWED US HOW SICK HE AND IS LAP DOG ED MARTIN IN DOJ ARE NOTHING PUT Henchmen for mafia in White House

HOW LONG BEFORE AMERICANS GET PISSED ENOUGH TO STOP IT BEFORE WERE RUSSIA AND HUNGARY BECAUSE THIS IS THE EXACT PLAY PSYCHO ORBAN DID WITH HUNGARY PEOPLE GET LAZY. IS THAT WHAT WE WANT??

I say WE PICK TIME & DAY THE ENTIRE WORKING CLASS GET UP AND WALK OUT OF THEY GO TO NEAR GOVERNMENT OFFICE CAPITAL PROTESTERS WITH SIGNS SIT STAND FOR 3 hour AT LEAST I DONT CARE WHERE PEOPLE ARE BUT WE CAN HAVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE NO DAMN CORPORATE THEY ARE BOUGHT & PAID FOR. THAT WHAT MUST BE DONE. I WISH WE COULD ALL WALK TO DC KIND OF HARD

WE ORGANIZE

WE GET MANY INDEPENDENT

JOURNALIST GET MANY BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY AND DEMAND DEMOCRATS MARCH TOO

THATS WHAT I THINK WOULD WORK NOT ON A SUNDAY

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Heidi Jon Schmidt's avatar

Yes, Citizens United (and the corrupt Supreme Court that made the ruling) is our biggest logistical problem. We have to crush it. And the ONLY way to do that is to ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS. Which the men empowered by CU are spending billions to stop. It's a vicious cycle.

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Heather Rowda's avatar

It's too late now with all the maga people in our government, but there needs to be a limit on donations. $1000. That's it. No more buying US politicians.

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Nanny Gram's avatar

Please Bernie go there and campaign

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T L Mills's avatar

Bernie was in Wisconsin this weekend--it's written up in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. the header reads: Bernie Sanders energizes thousands at UW-Parkside rally, ahead of state Supreme Court race. The byline is Ricardo Torres.

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Oaktown's avatar

And he had multiple overflow sites for a 9,000 audience in MI.

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Nanny Gram's avatar

👏👏👏. I pray this gets people to the polls

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AAA M's avatar

I, PRAY, that Musk isn't allowed to pay people to vote for the uright right!!!!!!!

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AAA M's avatar

oops, I meant the UNRIGHT RIGHT !

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Common sense's avatar

Folks, the election will not matter unless the state of Wisconsin makes sure that the ballot counting that took place in the general election doesn’t take place again. This, in addition to, keeping the MAGA thugs out of the areas where they could eliminate/remove ballots that should be counted under the guise of false accusations that ballots shouldn’t count. The last election was in fact stolen. There is widespread evidence that it happened, including the bomb threats that took place in the races that mattered. We need to make sure that does NOT repeat itself. I don’t know how this can be done, but I do know it has to be done. We need a secure election in April in Wisconsin. And that means hand counting ballots. It means thorough oversight by the LAW. This must be done or all the campaigning in the world won’t stop him from winning

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

I agree with you. I have sent in an application to be an election worker and an inspector in New York. I will be insisting on hand counting all ballots. I do not trust the voting machines at all. I am not sure how to get all the information to Wisconsin voters.

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JA's avatar

Trump & Horrors have their eye on privatizing the USPS and no longer allowing voting by mail. This could put an end to voting in many ways and areas! Beware!

Speak up! Contact your members of Congress.

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keithwrightnh's avatar

The US has to start changing these campaign finance rules. Rich people shouldn't be allowed to spend stupid amounts of money - basically buying thier way to a win. I support campaign finance reform for all parties. That's just ridiculous.

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Patricia Martin's avatar

Donated to the cause. Small donors add up I hope

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Erin Wilson's avatar

Is there any way you can post a link to where you donated?? (It may be elsewhere in the comments but I think I’m a little delirious due to late season flu 🙃) thank you!!!!

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Patricia Martin's avatar

I tapped on the judge underlined name in the article and it took me to the donation page immediately

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Patricia Martin's avatar

Gotta love the Meidas touch. lol

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Erin Wilson's avatar

Absolutely!!! And for anyone else interested in donating it was super easy and very fast!

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Pat Sevigny's avatar

Ty. We should all try to donate a few dollars.the corruption is right there. Have the courage to stand up.

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Erin Wilson's avatar

Thank you!!!

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Julie's avatar

Thanks for covering this race! I live in Wisconsin and am well aware of her campaign.

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Dak's avatar

WAS THE 2024 ELECTION STOLEN BY MUSK/TRUMP?

Mark Thompson's show interviewed Nathan Taylor of ELECTION TRUTH ALLIANCE, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization. I know Trump's claims of election fraud makes progressives leery of leveling the same charge, but Nathan Taylor seems to lay out a compelling argument based on facts as to why election fraud could be the reason for a Trump win. How did Trump manage to pull off winning EVERY single swing state, even those with abortion rights on the ballot which voted to keep abortion legal? During the midterms, states that had abortion rights on the ballot caused Democrats to over perform, but somehow that wasn't true with the 2024 election. Add to that Trump's praise of Musk after the election where he credited Musk with helping him win PA because Musk knows those "vote counting computers" really well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9gCyRkpPe8

Need I mention that Musk and his young hackers got into the Treasury Dept. computers illegally.

Lastly, Trump said in a Republican Governors' meeting that come the midterms, all Blue states will probably disappear.

This is the link to the Election Truth Alliance interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdg5YFwNayQ

MTN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. THIS IS WHAT JOURNALISM IS ALL ABOUT!!

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Linda's avatar

YES!!

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Oaktown's avatar

There's another issue that Ezra Klein discussed in a recent podcast: people are leaving several blue states (i.e., CA and IL) because the cost of living is so high; that will eventually cause blue states to shift red because working and lower income folks are leaving.

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Sharon Horton's avatar

Five stars; go watch it, everybody!

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Burke's avatar

It’s easier for Musk to buy a crooked judge than arrange for an honest judge to fall out of a high window. Google “judges and windows in Russia.”

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

5 Million Patriots --- bring five million citizens to Washington UNTIL: MUSK is expelled; and, TRUMP and VANCE are impeached. 5MillionPatriots.blogspot.com Feathers of Hope. https://jerryweiss.substack.com/p/remove-impeach-impeach

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Linda's avatar

National wide uprising is necessary to stop this evil administration…

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Read Feathers of Hope. Acquiescence to Putin is the common denominator.

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Robin's avatar

Fight the good fight, LORD, let goodness prevail! Help her LORD

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Sondra's avatar

This is all making sense! No wonder Sen. Sanders included Wisconsin in his fight the oligarchy tour. C'mon Wisconsin voters vote for democracy.

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Dineen Seymour Nahn's avatar

Loved this. I’m Susan Crawford’s neighbor & was at a fundraiser last week. She’s amazing! Please donate what u can to counter Musk’s millions in an attempt to buy the court!!

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Elizabeth Linden's avatar

Thanks for sharing this. I have been trying to promote it where I live. And on my socials.

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Pam Ponsart's avatar

National March this Friday 3/14 see the YouTube channel of Jessica Denson for more info #nowmarch.org

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