THE ERA OF TRUMP

[TheReal_ND]

Literally shaking.

[Speaker to Animals]

America is ashamed she is an American as well.

[Fife]

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[TheReal_ND]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qcXgSl9Ilzc ... e=youtu.be

Published on Nov 8, 2016WE ARE GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Donald Trump’s White House Counsel Is Proud “Architect” of America’s Corrupt Big Money Politics

From 2008 to 2013, McGahn was one of the six members of the Federal Election Commission, the government agency in charge of civil enforcement of campaign finance laws. While there, he led a GOP campaign that essentially ground enforcement of election laws to a halt.
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This ideology — that essentially all limits on campaign contributions and spending are unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment — was developed by a loose affiliation of conservative lawyers including McGahn, beginning in the late 1990s. It started bearing fruit a decade later with a series of court decisions, including the Citizens United ruling in 2010. McGahn’s page on his law firm’s website describes him as one of the “architects of the campaign finance revolution.”

McGahn’s perspective manifested itself consistently at the FEC. Previously, when the agency received outside complaints alleging violations of the law, its general counsel’s office was responsible for conducting a preliminary examination of the issues and then making a recommendation to the commission members about the legal issues involved and whether to proceed with a full investigation.

McGahn was so extreme that he attempted to block the general counsel’s staff from reading news reports, using Google or looking at a campaign’s web site without prior authorization from a majority of the FEC commissioners. Had the measure passed, because the FEC has six members at full capacity and no more than three can be from one political party, Republicans would effectively have controlled what FEC lawyers were allowed to read.

https://theintercept.com/2016/12/04/don ... -politics/

DRAIN THE SW... eh fugit...

[Smitty-48]

Donald Trump’s White House Counsel Is Proud “Architect” of America’s Corrupt Big Money Politics

From 2008 to 2013, McGahn was one of the six members of the Federal Election Commission, the government agency in charge of civil enforcement of campaign finance laws. While there, he led a GOP campaign that essentially ground enforcement of election laws to a halt.
...
This ideology — that essentially all limits on campaign contributions and spending are unconstitutional violations of the First Amendment — was developed by a loose affiliation of conservative lawyers including McGahn, beginning in the late 1990s. It started bearing fruit a decade later with a series of court decisions, including the Citizens United ruling in 2010. McGahn’s page on his law firm’s website describes him as one of the “architects of the campaign finance revolution.”

McGahn’s perspective manifested itself consistently at the FEC. Previously, when the agency received outside complaints alleging violations of the law, its general counsel’s office was responsible for conducting a preliminary examination of the issues and then making a recommendation to the commission members about the legal issues involved and whether to proceed with a full investigation.

McGahn was so extreme that he attempted to block the general counsel’s staff from reading news reports, using Google or looking at a campaign’s web site without prior authorization from a majority of the FEC commissioners. Had the measure passed, because the FEC has six members at full capacity and no more than three can be from one political party, Republicans would effectively have controlled what FEC lawyers were allowed to read.

https://theintercept.com/2016/12/04/don ... -politics/

DRAIN THE SW... eh fugit...

Seriously doubt that Republicans see Citizens United as being part of the Swamp, Han-Mon.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Seriously doubt that Republicans see Citizens United as being part of the Swamp, Han-Mon.

I was under the impression that one of the things drawing support to trump was that he could fund himself, and people resented that super pacs and the like were boxing in policy. Perhaps those are just the pearls I choose to clutch.

/sigh

[ssu]

Literally shaking.

That shit was really in Miami? Pretty brave bullshit to pull amongst the Cubans in the crowd. (Actually, there were no Cubans in the Madonna crowd. Carry on.)

Didn't she promise give blowjobs for voting Hillary?

Seems not to have given enough in hindsight.

[Smitty-48]

Seriously doubt that Republicans see Citizens United as being part of the Swamp, Han-Mon.

I was under the impression that one of the things drawing support to trump was that he could fund himself, and people resented that super pacs and the like were boxing in policy. Perhaps those are just the pearls I choose to clutch.

/sigh

Obvious concern trolling is obvious, Han-Mon.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Seriously doubt that Republicans see Citizens United as being part of the Swamp, Han-Mon.

I was under the impression that one of the things drawing support to trump was that he could fund himself, and people resented that super pacs and the like were boxing in policy. Perhaps those are just the pearls I choose to clutch.

/sigh

Obvious concern trolling is obvious, Han-Mon.

From me or from the Intercept?

For what it is worth, I genuinely cling to the shreds of Trump's positions that could unite parts of the right and left in this here country of ours.