The Citizen United decision has changed and corrupted the election process. Most of us thought the election process was bad before this ruling. However, what is bad can obviously get worse. We should all be alarmed to discover the close ties of Justice Clarence Thomas, his wife, and Justice Antonin Scalia have with the Koch brothers. If you’ve been hiding under a rock, you might not know who these powerful brothers are and why their relationship with these justices on the Supreme Court should cause alarm and concern for normal American citizens. From the archives here is the case:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html
The Supreme Court may have been bitterly divided on this case at the time but we didn’t know how close the two above justices are to the Koch brothers. The Koch brothers have benefited greatly from this ruling. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/us/politics/15thomas.html?_r=1&ref=clarencethomas
You all should remember Glenn Beck’s rally in Washington D.C. or the Tea Party movement. Well, the Koch brothers, in the words of Frank Rich are the “Sugar Daddies” that help fund these “noble” causes. So, how does this all matter this past week in Wisconsin? The Koch brothers are funding, once again, the efforts to destroy and take down public unions. http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/02/18/koch-brothers-behind-wisconsin-effort-to-kill-public-unions/
Not only that, but within the legislation that the governor wants pass is some writing that allows for “no bid” contracts. Many believe this is set up to pay back people like the Koch brothers that have been funding the campaigns of people like Governor Walker.
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/02/wisconsin-scott-walker-koch-brothers
This all gets more and more interesting as the days go by. Governor Walker, trying to appear all noble, is just looking out for payback for his buddies. That payback is about killing unions, not just public sector unions but private as well.
I found this hilarious video that pretty much says it all. It’s created by some person named Luscious the Cat on Youtube. It seems that Luscious is trying to educate the American public in what I think is a very creative manner! I figured why should I keep writing when Luscious can dramatically educate the public for me. Thanks Luscious!