Defeat of campaign finance amendment especially bruising for Bernie Sanders - The Washington Post
Heartbreaking this try was not bigger nationally.
"In an interview Wednesday, Sanders admitted that the amendment was
likely to fail. But he said Congress and a grassroots movement of
concerned Americans need to continue working to overturn the Citizens
United ruling, which he considers "one of the worst in American
history."
"The most important domestic issue facing the country is turning over Citizens United," Sanders said, because the court ruling "creates an open door … to pour unlimited sums of money into the political process."
"It’s a real undermining of American democracy and will undermine every
aspect of our lives, because the candidates they support will help the
rich and powerful and will ignore the needs of the middle class and
working families," he added later."
Heartbreaking this try was not bigger nationally.
"In an interview Wednesday, Sanders admitted that the amendment was
likely to fail. But he said Congress and a grassroots movement of
concerned Americans need to continue working to overturn the Citizens
United ruling, which he considers "one of the worst in American
history."
"The most important domestic issue facing the country is turning over Citizens United," Sanders said, because the court ruling "creates an open door … to pour unlimited sums of money into the political process."
"It’s a real undermining of American democracy and will undermine every
aspect of our lives, because the candidates they support will help the
rich and powerful and will ignore the needs of the middle class and
working families," he added later."
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