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<DIV><FONT color=#150e00 size=4 face=Calibri>It seems to me Donovan's opinion is
shared by a goodly number who just want to berate lawyers for any and everything
that happens in the world of politics, malpractice suits, legal opinions and
legislation. This is NOT about the legal system. It's about 5
members of the U. S. Supreme Court who do not care about the dangers
inherent in overturning this precedent of many years' standing. They have
been shills for corporate America for all their professional lives. There
is little reason to have expected them to make a philosophical turn to
the left and protect American citizens rather than Dow
Chemical, Halliburton, etc. I continue to be grateful for
those members of the legal profession who serve American citizens through their
efforts to protect us. Their numbers are legion. They work in the
city and state court system, in private practice, for entities such as the
Southern Poverty Law Center, and yes, thank god, for the ACLU.
They did not make this decision, nor did they support its outcome.
They will, as will the rest of us, suffer, as more elections
are determined by corporate greed, and with fewer winners who are committed
to protecting the civil rights of common citizens. This really is a sad
outcome, but Donovan blames the wrong folks. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#150e00 size=4 face=Calibri>Sue Hovey</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:donovanjarnold2008@yahoo.com CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2008@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 22, 2010 3:53 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> ; <A
title="mailto:jpool@moscow.com CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:jpool@moscow.com">John Pool</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Corporate
Election</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>I would say that this ruling reduces my opinion of our legal system
and the lawyers and politicians that run it, but sadly it
doesn't because it is something that I would except a legal system
that is joke as are the self important lawyers in it.</DIV>
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<DIV>Your Friend,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan Arnold</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 1/22/10, John Pool <I><<A
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[Vision2020] Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Corporate Election<BR>To:
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 6:13 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Did the Supreme Court decision on the ban suggest how
the expense of supporting or opposing a candidate shall be treated for
tax purposes? It’s one thing to allow corporations (and presumably
unions) to spend money directly for this purpose, but the money has to
come from somewhere. Is it to be a legitimate expense, deducted from
taxes, or taken from profit after taxes, or what? What will, and will
not, the IRS allow? And what of shareholders? If XYZ Corp supports Sarah
<SPAN><SPAN>Palin</SPAN></SPAN> for Congress from Alaska, and a sizeable
number (or even a handful) of the shareholders are opposed to her, is
this a legitimate basis for a stockholder suit? I suspect this decision
by the Supreme Court, while seemingly favorable to big business, is not
as cut and dried as it first appears. </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>And if corporations have the same rights as
individuals to spend money directly, do corporations have the same
limits imposed on their expenditures as are exerted on individuals? What
of non-profit corporations such as churches? Can they now openly support
or oppose an individual or group at election time? This seems like
a subject made for the Viz—opinions will fly fast and furious and facts
will be slow to develop. Oh boy! Watch the mud being slung!
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