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Rep. Souza, with the power of her voice and words, may have just fundamentally altered the landscape of North American democracy by entirely removing corporations' power to spend on politics in Hawaii
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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
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Elect. More. Women.

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/addressing-questions-surrounding-hawaiis-bold-move-to-undo-citizens-united/

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
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The power to create and limit corporations has been the exclusive power of States for 200 years and upheld multiple times in SCOTUS.

Lets fuckin GO!

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LurkingLuddite piefed.social LurkingLuddite@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-04
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The power to create and limit corporations has been the exclusive power of States for 200 years and upheld multiple times in SCOTUS. Lets fuckin GO!

In before this scotus proves for the 200th time that they do not care about precedent.

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
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In before this scotus proves for the 200th time that they do not care about precedent.

It's a constitutional power.

https://youtu.be/oBGpEcPrbso?t=212

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TJA! sh.itjust.works tja@sh.itjust.works
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#5 · Quote Reply

Eli5?

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LurkingLuddite piefed.social LurkingLuddite@piefed.social
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It's a constitutional power. https://youtu.be/oBGpEcPrbso?t=212

They've already corrupted and ignored the constitution dozens of times, too...

Do you really think a piece of paper is going to stop the rich from finishing taking control??

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
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#7 · (edited) Quote Reply

Eli5?

https://youtu.be/oBGpEcPrbso?t=200

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-10
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They've already corrupted and ignored the constitution dozens of times, too... Do you really think a piece of paper is going to stop the rich from finishing taking control??

Yes but this is fundamentally different.

SCOTUS can rule but what is their enforcement mechanism if states decide to ignore the ruling? What does SCOTUS have but other pieces of paper.

If SCOTUS tries to repeal State Powers enshrined in the constitution they risk State Supreme Courts taking the unprecedented step of finding such a ruling illegitimate. Opening the floodgates for State Supreme Courts to determine the legitimacy of every SCOTUS ruling individually.

It would massively undermine their already waning authority.

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LurkingLuddite piefed.social LurkingLuddite@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-04
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Yes but this is fundamentally different. SCOTUS can rule but what is their enforcement mechanism if states decide to ignore the ruling? What does SCOTUS have but other pieces of paper. If SCOTUS tries to repeal State Powers enshrined in the constitution they risk State Supreme Courts taking the unprecedented step of finding such a ruling illegitimate. Opening the floodgates for State Supreme Co...

Well then let's hope they make such a stupid move. They already do not deserve their authority.

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Smaile lemmy.ca Smaile@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-01-28
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I fear for her life, people who do things like this don't last long with old elites still milling about.

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Smaile lemmy.ca Smaile@lemmy.ca
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It's a constitutional power. https://youtu.be/oBGpEcPrbso?t=212

Your not getting it. Donald and his group doesn't care about law and order

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-10
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Your not getting it. Donald and his group doesn't care about law and order

Just because you have given up and given in doesn't mean I don't get it. Actually quite the opposite.

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-10
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I fear for her life, people who do things like this don't last long with old elites still milling about.

This is why we need to replicate this beyond Hawaii.

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