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Is it possible that Republicans endorse the “free market” for as long as that market serves them?
Based upon a lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by too many Democrat voters, people of color and illegal immigrants, Republicans have proposed and have begun passing restrictive voting laws targeting the perceived demographic that pushed Biden to victory. There are those who do not like the idea of enacting laws based upon a false narrative; laws that results in decreased freedom for some.
Citizens United, the controversial landmark Supreme Court decision of January 2010, gave corporations a louder voice in politics by giving them the increased ability to donate large sums of money to the party and candidate of their choice. Some people remember it as “corporations are people too” or that “political donations are an expression of free speech.”
Republicans heralded Citizens United as a great victory. They endorsed corporations putting their thumb on the scale of legislation with outsized monetary donations to their party.
Now, recently when corporations speak out against Republican initiatives to restrict voting rights, they are told to butt out. They are told that business has no place in politics. The free market is free to endorse Republican policies otherwise they should voice no opinion at all.
Am I alone in thinking that their is something wrong with that? Is that how we become a more perfect union, by listening only to those that agree with us?
Alec Frank
Wilkes-Barre