• Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        You’re right, “repeal” is the wrong word but the right concept. The Citizens United ruling could be reversed by another Supreme Court ruling, or made moot on a state-by-state basis like Hawaii’s approach.

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          6 days ago

          The Citizens United ruling could be reversed by another Supreme Court ruling, or made moot on a state-by-state basis like Hawaii’s approach.

          Or a national legislation, sure. Or an end run by an activist FEC. Or, or, or…

          I don’t see a coalition of politicians ready to do this. Even the Hawaii case is heavily overstated, as its DOA in the courts. Like, I love to see the attempt, but I’m not bullish on the governor standing ground.

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            6 days ago

            We’ll have to see how Hawaii plays out - if it actually does get overruled then that becomes a valid argument, but simply dismissing as “DOA in the courts” isn’t.

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              6 days ago

              if it actually does get overruled then that becomes a valid argument

              I’m just waiting to see if it gets enforced at all.