Wednesday, August 10, 2011

OpEdNews - Article: Democracy Died First in Wisconsin -- Long Live the Oligarchs

OpEdNews - Article: Democracy Died First in Wisconsin -- Long Live the Oligarchs

Dael V Escher
http://www.opednews.com/articl​es/Democracy-Died-First-in-Wi-​by-Thom-Hartmann-110810-682.ht​ml
OpEdNews - Article: Democracy Died First in Wisconsin -- Long Live the Oligarchs
www.opednews.com
The Wisconsin recall election was the first major test of the new era in American politics. That new era began in January of 2010 when the US Supreme Court ruled in 'Citizens United v. FEC' that the political voice of We The People was no longer as important as the voices of billionaires and transna...