International rights body criticizes US Supreme Court ruling on election spending
By APFriday, January 22, 2010
Rights body criticizes US Supreme Court ruling
VIENNA — An international human rights organization has criticized a U.S. Supreme Court ruling about election spending in America.
The criticism comes from a senior official of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The head of its office that monitors democratic practices says the ruling effectively lifting limits on election spending by corporations and unions “threatens to further marginalize candidates without strong financial backing or extensive personal resources.”
Janez Lenarcic spoke Friday, a day after the 5-to-4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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April 20, 2010: 4:09 pm
why supreme court were criticized from differents institutions ???? |
 Mary D. Starnes |
January 29, 2010: 12:52 pm
was a political media/advertising professional in the ’80’s when the FEC put limits and stopped corporations, Unions, etc. from limltless spending on political campaigns, specifically political advertising. The country and politicians alike applauded this idea for many reasons, not the least of which was the fact that people should have the freedom to make their own decisions rather than being dictated to by their employers or Union Boss… |
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