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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges; DOJ seizes gold bars and $500,000 | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

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[–] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

IMO Citizens United is what brought US Politics to where we are today. Legalized money laundering and influence purchasing are apt descriptors. The sheer flood of money since CU catapulted us into the era of massive ad and social media spending.

The SCOTUS corruption is seriously disturbing though. There seems to be zero appetite from the Justice Dept., Executive or Legislative branches to rock the boat. The media keeps bringing the stories and all the public gets are tepid remarks and half-hearted investigation announcements.