Posted on 02/03/2010 5:13:22 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling that ended most restrictions on corporate funding in elections, a congressional panel was asked Wednesday to enact greater limits on the influence of foreign companies in U.S. elections.
At the hearing of a House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee, experts also sought congressional intervention to restrict contributions from out-of-state corporations.
The 5-4 decision last month in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has sparked debate about the prospect of a possible surge in corporate spending on election campaigns.
How to sort out who owns or controls a multinational corporation — which now would be free to use corporate funds to influence U.S. elections — troubled some on the subcommittee.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Boy, that’s the last scab we want to rip open about now.
Huh, Rahm?
What do you think?
Boy I wish they were working this hard on that unemployment problem.....
China...Clintons....China...Jack Squat....China....
In the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling that ended most restrictions on corporate funding in elections, a congressional panel was asked Wednesday to enact greater limits on the influence of foreign companies in U.S. elections. At the hearing of a House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee, experts also sought congressional intervention to restrict contributions from out-of-state corporations.Thanks NormsRevenge.
A search of Google for George Soros Petrobras supports this e-mail...it just keeps getting better!
Just another reason to feel so much better about the way our country is being run by the bunch of monkeys up on Capitol Hill!!!
IS OBAMA A LIAR WHO HAS NO CONSCIENCE OR SCRUPLES WHATSOEVER?
Americans Do You Understand our national energy plan? And the lies stated by Obama - now documented and listed, RE: The Oil Industry — before the Presidential Election?
Obama underwrites offshore oil drilling in BRAZIL, but not the USA!
This is a perfect example why people refrain from watching the news on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, or MSNBC.
Today on a segment of the “Glen Beck Show” on FOX (Fox Cable News) was the following:
“Today, even though President Obama is against offshore drilling for our country, (The United States) he signed an executive order to loan 2 Billion of our taxpayer US Dollars to a Brazilian Oil Exploration Company (which is the 8th largest company in the entire world) to drill for oil off the coast of Brazil ! The oil that comes from this operation is for the sole purpose and use of China and NOT THE USA! Now here’s the real clincher...the Chinese government is under contract to purchase all of the oil that this oil field will produce, which is hundreds of millions of barrels of oil.”
We have absolutely no gain from this transaction whatsoever! Are we Fools?
Wait, it gets more interesting!
Guess who the largest individual stockholder of this Brazilian Oil Company is and who would benefit most from this transaction? It is American BILLIONAIRE, George Soros, who was one of President Obama’s most generous financial supporters during his campaign. Now — IF you are able to connect the dots and follow the money, you will witness the Truth!
Not a word of this transaction was broadcast on any of the other News Networks! (Friday - January 15, 2010)
Forward this factual E-mail to everyone you know who cares about this country called the United States of America — and where it is going.
Also, Please let all of your Government representatives know how you feel about this.
This is the Wall street Journal article to confirm this:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574346610120524166.html
Democrats are really in a COMPLETE panic over this, Union money extorted from Corporations is what has given them power. Corporations having the same ability CANCELS that power.
Remember, It’s not a crime when DEMOCRATS DO IT
Hey....remember Pelosi promised the most ethical congress? We can trust them. /s
Congress can investigate Obama for turning off the controls that tracked the source of on-line campaign donations which assuredly include illegal donations. Oh...but I won’t be holding my breath while waiting for that.
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.. but if you did hold your breath, you might just be eligible for tax credits under the new ‘Hold Your Breath to Fight Global Warming’ legislation to be proposed soon. ;-)
I hear ya tho.
What was with reports of all those small donations from abroad that skirted minimum limits for reporting purposes but sure added up to a lot of dough.. was that just so much internet vapour? or..?
LOL Like this will stop untraceable credit card donations. LOLOLOLOL
Might ask Algore about the sequentially numbered cashiers checks from the Buddhist nuns during his presidential campaign. Lippo Bank anyone ?
Or another example of democrat party election fraud...and therefore acceptable to the courts, especially when they're under control of the libs.
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