Left and right united in opposition to controversial SCOTUS decision

Much has been made of late about the hyper-partisan political environment in America. On Tuesday, Sen. Evan Bayh explained his surprising recent decision to leave the senate by lamenting a "dysfunctional" political system riddled with "brain-dead partisanship." It seems you'd be hard-pressed to get Republicans and Democrats inside and outside of Washington to agree on anything these days, that if one party publicly stated its intention to add a "puppies are adorable" declaration to its platform, that the other party would immediately launch a series of anti-puppy advertisements.


But it appears that one issue does unite Americans across the political spectrum.


A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that the vast majority of Americans are vehemently opposed to a recent Supreme Court ruling that opens the door for corporations, labor unions, and other organizations to spend money directly from their general funds to influence campaigns.

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SCOTUS: Supreme Court of the United States

This decision, in a nutshell, gives more power and influence to the well-to-do and weakens the ordinary person's chance to his/her rightful place in our democracy and his/her right to benefit from its resources. This is a huge blemish on the thought processes of the SCOTUS in the 21st century and enables the greediest of our population to lust after more. more, and more material objects and power. BH