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Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate

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Public Opinion Polls Say Congress Is Fucking Broken

The court doesn't even acknowledge this. They say, that's an interest the government can pursue. But then if you lookit like what public opinion surveys so that people think congress is corrupt, lik they do. One survey in 20 18 found 75 % of respondents, including 60 six presentative republicans and 85 % of democrats, back a constitutional amendment overturning citizens united congressional approval. Both parties scodes approval is in the fuckin toilet. Like, everybody thinks this system is fucking broken. The most successful political campaigns are the ones who run against it, talking about how broken iht is. It couldn't possibly reckon with what public opinion about congressional corruption actually looks like, right?

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