… turn into power, and the money in our politics has given certain people way too much power in this system. So we need to get money out of politics. Now, In the wake of the Citizens United decision, by that same Supreme Court that I'm worried about basically said, you can't do anything about that because corporations are basically people. And spending money to change how an election turns turns out is the same thing as using your free speech rights in an op ed. Right? That's what they said. (51:10–51:23)
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Asserts that the Citizens United decision equates corporations to people, limiting action on money in politics.
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