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Bernie Sanders: “The Citizens United decision said is, you're a multi…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie Sanders Interview Lex Fridman Podcast #450

Published | Video Starts at 10:45

The less important the issue, the more discussion there is. A number of years ago, the United States Supreme Court, in one of its more Pathetic decisions passed. The Citizens United decision and what The Citizens United decision said is, you're a multi billionaire. You want the freedom to buy the government. the government. And how terrible it would be to deny you the freedom to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a campaign to elect the candidates. (10:45–10:59)

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Asserts that the Citizens United decision allows billionaires to spend unlimited money on campaigns.

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