Political Cortex: Brain Food for the Body Politic

Now we have the same ideologically comprised Supreme Court that anointed George W. Bush but with a Bush appointed Chief Justice John Roberts taking the Santa Clara vs. Southern Pacific Railroad Company one step further.  Now a corporation has First Amendment rights, the same as citizens, and the implications are draconian.

The United States Supreme Court by a 5-4 majority installed George W. Bush as chief executive in the face of irrefutable evidence of voter suppression, an effort led by the candidate's brother Jeb as Florida's governor.

Now by another 5-4 vote the entire political system is thrown into potential turmoil unless progressive opponents such as senators Charles Schumer of New York, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, and Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida can alter this course.

This reckless decision announced last week removes all restraints on corporate political expenditures.  Carrying the ruling it to its maximum results in the following:

"You are running for office.  Fine.  Whose corporate logo are you wearing?"  

If uncorrected, what difference will issues really make?  If candidates can be bought and this is no more than an expression of a corporation`s-person's First Amendment rights, then is buying a candidate and sponsoring him or her for office no more than an expression of personal constitutional liberty?

The more hell bent of the corporate right has long wished to eliminate unions, which are seen as an obstacle toward treating employees as property without rights.  

Now there would be a clear alternative.  Go out and buy enough political office holders to outlaw unions.

What a brave new Orwellian world lies at the end of a road cleared for corporate dominion by Justice Roberts and his majority.