Amy Goodman
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Sen. Bernie Sanders: Supreme Court Undermines Democracy By Allowing Billionaires to "Buy Elections"
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April 3, 2014
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13:59Now PlayingAs the 2014 election season gets underway, the Supreme Court has struck down a longstanding limit on how much donors can give to federal candidates, political parties and political action committees in a twoyear election cycle. Without any aggregate limit, a donor can now give millions directly to candidates and parties. The 5to4 decision in the McCutcheon v. FEC case is being described as the "next Citizens United," referring to the 2010 ruling that opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate spending on U.S. elections. We speak to Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont about Wednesday's landmark decision and his fight to remove big money from the electoral process. We also discuss Sanders' potential presidential run in 2016, which he says he is considering "not because I wake up in the morning with a burning desire to be president ... but [because] I happen to believe there are such enormous issues out there that I just don't want to see swept under the rug."
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