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pecosbob

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3. Corporations only exist at the sufferance of the states. States make the rules.

Reply to -misanthroptimist (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 03:57 PM

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In theory corporations could be prohibited from political spending by any state willing to do so. The Citizens United Supreme Court decision usurps the states' right to regulate corporations within their state boundaries.

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