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[Podcast Episode] Why Citizens United Is Destroying American Democracy and How We Can Fight Back

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Dark money allows unknown players, potentially even foreign interests, to influence elections from school boards to the presidency without disclosure.
This episode provides a deep dive analysis of attorney Mitch Jackson's Substack article, arguing that the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision has fundamentally corrupted American democracy by equating money with free speech. It examines how unlimited corporate spending, super PACs, and dark money marginalize ordinary voters and distort policy, using the Trump administration as a case study, before outlining potential solutions like court reform, a constitutional amendment, and legislative action.

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Campaign finance and democratic legitimacy are the core of this argument.

Citizens United sits at the center of the argument, with the 2010 ruling framed as a turning point in modern American politics. The strongest part is the move from constitutional theory to lived political reality: a billionaire's ad campaign can drown out ordinary concerns, and…

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Hear how a 2010 Supreme Court ruling reshaped the money game around American democracy.

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