Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, October 9 - YouTube

Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, October 9 - YouTube

Do you share the concerns raised by Senator Bernie Sanders about a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that would strike down most of the remaining limits on massive spending by wealthy donors on political campaigns?

"The bottom line here is that if we do not want to move this nation to an oligarchic form of society where a handful of billionaires can determine the outcome of these elections, then it is imperative not only we overturn Citizens United, but we put a lid on how much people can contribute in elections. Freedom of speech in my view does not mean the freedom to buy the United States government," Senator Sanders said yesterday.

On Tuesday, justices heard arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which has been referred to as "the next Citizens United." Republican leaders and wealthy GOP donor Shaun McCutcheon want the Supreme Court to throw out aggregate limits on individual contributions in a single-two year cycle, saying they violate free speech.