Hawaii passes law bypassing Citizens United, governor signs it

(news.yahoo.com)

33 points | by pzxc 1 hour ago

2 comments

  • pzxc 1 hour ago
    First state in the nation to do it (a few others are trying), a few days ago the Hawaii legislature passed, and today the Governor signed, a bill saying that CORPORATIONS DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO BUY POLITICAL ADS

    This takes PAC and SuperPAC money out of politics (at least in Hawaii) and gets around the 2010 Supreme Court ruling Citizens United vs FEC.

  • java-man 1 hour ago
    This should be in the U.S. Constitution.
    • pstuart 23 minutes ago
      Aside from the change in the economic landscape, there's also the fact that they wrote it with the elite in mind (white male property owners), so they already had complete control.