Bernie Sanders: “16 years ago, by a 5 to 4 vote, the Supreme Court in the…”

“… other special interests, will be hit with an onslaught of TV ads and social media attacks, paid for by the richest people in this country. As all of us know, 16 years ago, by a 5 to 4 vote, the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case issued one of the most disastrous decisions. decisions in the history of our country. Since Citizens United, billionaires and large corporations have poured huge amounts of money into the political process and in return, are getting policies that serve their interests.” (03:22–03:33)

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