A liberal Democrat in New York's Hudson Valley wants a law to undermine a Supreme Court ruling allowing corporate involvement in elections.
"Foreign nationals who have partial ownership or management of American corporations do not have the right to use that control to swing American elections."
John Hall has no problem with Democrats socializing parts of the U.S. economy -- and letting its special interests donate in excess to the same Democrats -- but evil capitalists can't Constitutionally advocate a free market system?
The Freedom From Foreign-Based Manipulation in American Elections Act would block campaign advertising by any corporation with foreign nationals making up 5% or more of their shareholders, foreign nationals on its board of directors, or a foreign national employed as a senior executive. regulations.
Five percent? Hall should check his own stock portfolio and donor list for foreign entanglements before he throws stones. The truth is that Hall wants to penalize foreignors who believe in capitalism and America's form of government. The two-term Democrat is just reaching for this xenophobic excuse to knock down American corporations.
He doesn't care one bit where the money comes from.
Next, Rep. Hall will start singing The Internationale ...
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