Canaconda@lemmy.ca to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoHawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square177linkfedilinkarrow-up11.25Karrow-down18file-text
arrow-up11.24Karrow-down1external-linkHawaii just entirely removed corporations' power to spend money in politics. This could be a game changer for US democracy.www.youtube.comCanaconda@lemmy.ca to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square177linkfedilinkfile-text
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/addressing-questions-surrounding-hawaiis-bold-move-to-undo-citizens-united/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYSEGhzgHKv/ CONTACT YOUR STATE LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE NOW!! https://www.ncsl.org/legislative-leaders/state-legislative-leaders
minus-squareTheColonel@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoWhat’s preventing a megacorp from buying a bunch of small shell companies and voting in their own best interest? I am curious how the voting actually works, though.
minus-squareFluke@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoOr every citizen to register ten corps each and fight back with more votes… Won’t end well, no matter.
minus-squareTheColonel@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoApparently you also have to own land so average folks are hosed.
What’s preventing a megacorp from buying a bunch of small shell companies and voting in their own best interest?
I am curious how the voting actually works, though.
Or every citizen to register ten corps each and fight back with more votes… Won’t end well, no matter.
Apparently you also have to own land so average folks are hosed.
There it is. 😐