Cross-posted to ShowMeProgress.com
Since 1976, when the Supreme Court first articulated an equivalence between political donations and constitutionally protected free speech, we have seen the growth of a corporate state in which those who have the most money to throw at politicians find that their speech is more highly valued than the speech of those of us with less money. Consequently, the biggest congressional funders, namely the corporations, are able to protect their interests at the expense of everyone else.