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daniel March 5, 2016May 5, 2016 2016 is 1896 All Over Again, billionaire Donald, Citizens United, Cost of 2016 Election, Donald Trump, How Trump Threatens Big Business, Koch Brothers, The $20 Billion Election, Third Party, Trump on Amazon, Trump vs. Amazon, Trump vs. Apple, Trump vs. Bezos, Trump vs. Tim Cook, unlimited financing for Hillary, What Happened in 1896, William Jennings Bryan, William McKinley

Donald Trump could Make 2016 the Most Expensive Presidential Election Ever

Thanks to Donald Trump, the man who is running as an alternative to big money establishment politics, more money could be spent in the 2016 Presidential election than in any year since 1896. One has to wonder how the public will react to that and the level of cynicism it will add to our politics.

Politics

daniel January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 Bernie Sanders, Citizens United, Fund Raising, Koch Brothers, Sanders Campaign

Has Bernie Sanders Disproved his own case against Citizens United?

Not only has Bernie Sanders disproved his own argument against Citizens United, but he also could be paving the way for new court battles in which the left will end up defending that landmark ruling.

Politics

daniel January 23, 2016January 23, 2016 Balanced Budget Amendment, Citizens United, Con-Con, Constitutional Amendment, Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Rights, Convention of the States, Nullification, WOLFPAC

Be Afraid Politicians want to Shred the Constitution

Simply put, it would impossible to get a group of people as smart, as astute, or as willing to compromise as the Founding Fathers together today. Recreating the miracle of the 1787 Constitutional Convention is probably impossible in today’s climate.