On Thursday, The Supremes apparently decided that America was in need of a good, old-fashioned ass fucking. In a 5-4 ruling they deemed that the portion of the 2002 McCain-Feingold law restricting campaign finance for corporations and labor unions was unconstitutional, as it abridged their free speech rights under the first amendment.

There will, no doubt, be a Congressional response, but probably not a very good one…

Fine.

Here is what I propose: If the poor, underrepresented corporations are getting their rights stepped on, let’s go ahead and let them buy whatever elections they please. But, as with other forms of sport and entertainment, let’s get some compulsory logos on their investments (apologies John, seeing as it’s one of the few things on which we agree):

I am so very tired.

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