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Yes. Yes it was. Poorly decided to the detriment of the United States. It allows unlimited money laundering into US elections from any source foreign or domestic.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC






> The court held 5–4 that the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political campaigns by corporations including for-profits, nonprofit organizations, labor unions, and other kinds of associations.

Wow. Just one vote away from a drastically different political landscape and future for the country.




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