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10 Ways Citizens United Is Damaging Our Democracy

January 26, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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10 Ways Citizens United Is Damaging Our DemocracyFrom End Citizens United. Here is an excerpt:

January 21, 2023 marks the 13 year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Below are ten ways the decision has eroded our democracy.

    1. Outside groups have spent over $9 billion in federal elections since the Citizens United decision 13 years ago.
    1. Over $1 billion in untraceable “dark money” was spent in the 2020 cycle alone.
    1. Over 96% of all outside spending in federal elections over the past 30 years has come since Citizens United.

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Citizens United, Money Politics, Voter Turnout

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