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MONTANA CLEARS PATH TO KILL CITIZENS UNITED [View all] applegrove Apr 10 OP

Well damn montanacowboy Apr 10 #1

Five will get you ten it will only apply to liberal organizations/corporations. Arthur_Frain Apr 10 #12

Montana isn't exactly filled with liberals. Biophilic Apr 10 #19

Of course not Arthur_Frain Apr 10 #20

You don't have to apologize. I just had a moment of insanity. Biophilic Apr 10 #23

You're actually perfectly sane GenThePerservering Saturday #55

Good... 2naSalit Apr 10 #2

Which state constitution? MadameButterfly Apr 10 #13

Montana... 2naSalit Apr 10 #16

Wow MadameButterfly Apr 10 #17

The Montana constitution is subservient to the US Constitution. onenote Saturday #52

I'm pretty sure you're right about this. Morbius Saturday #73

Came here to say exactly this. MontanaMama Saturday #57

There you are! 2naSalit Saturday #58

Montana is in such a weird place right now. MontanaMama Saturday #59

I do hope... 2naSalit Saturday #60

Yeah. MontanaMama Sunday #77

Corporations exist solely at the states' discretion. pecosbob Apr 10 #3

Rec progressoid Apr 10 #4

Trmp and Miller were delighted to see that headline ... until they got to the last word. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 10 #5

I hope Montana can get this done. If the voters passed such a think in my state of Missouri... Gore1FL Apr 10 #6

There will be the inevitable outcry that this will discourage companies from company to Montana. pnwmom Apr 10 #7

"Take your grifting asses elsewhere" orangecrush Apr 10 #9

Of course, until a majority of other states pass these measures. It is PAST TIME to stand up to these PatrickforB Apr 10 #10

Push for every damn state to pass the same bill. Scalded Nun Apr 10 #11

We can't do it as a ballot measure in WI because we don't have them. AllyCat Apr 10 #22

Texas does not have citizen initiatives either RussBLib Saturday #49

😢 AllyCat Saturday #70

When does Evers leave? And how's the race to succeed him looking? Callie1979 Saturday #56

His term would be up January'27 AllyCat Saturday #72

Thanks! I'd think the current Lt Gov would have the upper hand. nt Callie1979 Sunday #76

Maybe it will save corporations a lot of money MadameButterfly Apr 10 #14

Companies go where the talent is. It isn't all about state legislation or taxes. paleotn Apr 10 #21

when you have $x,000,000,000.00 a yearly tax bil of $x,000.000.00 doesn't mean much dave99 Apr 10 #27

It really doesn't. Like you or me making a nice donation to our favorite charity. paleotn Apr 10 #29

It doesn't matter where they are, this will affect them. thesquanderer Apr 10 #26

I'm not sure a market as small as Montana would matter to them. pnwmom Saturday #33

I don't know about that. Even the PR would be bad. thesquanderer Saturday #61

I don't think there's a long list of companies wanting to come there anyway, Bayard Apr 10 #31

Hell yes! orangecrush Apr 10 #8

Who ever dreamed that Montana would be the state to turn this around? MadameButterfly Apr 10 #15

It could happen anywhere GreenWave Apr 10 #24

And should immediatiely do so! BlueMTexpat Saturday #62

Not a surprise. Montana had a statute barring corporations from election-related spending for 100 years onenote Saturday #66

Something to watch closely! SWBTATTReg Apr 10 #18

K&R mvd Apr 10 #25

Come on Delaware! You can do it too! Scrivener7 Apr 10 #28

If Delaware were to do this EuterpeThelo Saturday #39

Yep. This would be a very worthwhile are for us Democrats to put a concerted effort. Scrivener7 Saturday #42

Nevada EuterpeThelo Sunday #75

DURec leftstreet Apr 10 #30

K&R Bayard Apr 10 #32

... Faux pas Saturday #34

Come on Illinois! live love laugh Saturday #35

Nuts & Bolts here: LudwigPastorius Saturday #36

This is a great step, but what is the scope? Ruby the Liberal Saturday #37

Right EuterpeThelo Saturday #40

I really hope this works. Martin68 Saturday #38

Delaware and South Dakota are homes to many large corporations. 3Hotdogs Saturday #41

The blue print for the entire USA. Passages Saturday #43

All that yelling? Wonder Why Saturday #44

Surprize, surprise, surprise! Surprised it's Montana! Figarosmom Saturday #45

Wow, that is exciting! Fla Dem Saturday #46

I don't see this surviving constitutional challenge. onenote Saturday #47

Avarice will always find a way..... SergeStorms Saturday #48

What about independent billionaires? RussBLib Saturday #50

this monstrosity has damaged Democracy around the world samsingh Saturday #51

While I completely agree with the potential progress. genxlib Saturday #53

Robert Reich posted in his substack about it last week FakeNoose Saturday #54

corporations will move their charters to delaware rampartd Saturday #63

It seems to be about corporations doing business in Justice Saturday #74

For those of you surprised that this is Montana, where have you been? biocube Saturday #64

Democrats (who aren't tied to corps) should unite with common folk MAGA on this issue LiberalLovinLug Saturday #65

That probably is among the best political news I've ever read -misanthroptimist Saturday #67

That's A Scary Title Before One Gets To "United"! 😵 ColoringFool Saturday #68

DESTROY IT Blue Owl Saturday #69

Oh happy day if CU gets the boot. oasis Saturday #71