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The Outragous Behavior of the Republicans in Congress is a Direct Result of the Citizens United Decision

This item from the Daily Beast explains, more than anything, why we have to get big money out of politics. This government closing/debt ceiling threat debacle is all the result of the Citizens United decision. Please read this paragraph from

To help John Boehner herd cats, bring back earmarks (and other ways to fix Congress)

Speaker of the House John Boehner walks to the chamber for the vote on a Senate-passed bill that averted a Treasury default and ended the government shutdown Oct. 16. Op-ed contributor John J. Pitney Jr. writes: ‘In the decidedly non-angelic House.