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this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2024
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We only have Republican appointed SCOTUS justices to thank for this.
It was legal bribery long before the recent ruling. That just expended the scope of what they consider legal bribery.
We just gonna pretend RBG had no part in this, desperately holding onto power until her literal last breath?
These are the real issues
just goes to illustrate how important every American's vote is, and how consequential the results will be.
The results will benefit these 50 people no matter who wins. Even if their preferred candidate loses, the other one will serve their interests. That's why they donate to both.
They definitely prefer Republicans over Democrats, but let's not overestimate it.
You're correct, that they can and often do donate to both sides of the two-party system, but you're missing that it's money candidates need to bring awareness and amplify their message, motivating people to vote them into office. If the voting doesn't matter, if the whole result is a foregone conclusion, the money and influence campaign is meaningless and doesn't occur.
Voting matters in the sense that you get to pick which donors get to control the government. That's it.