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Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg Claims Corporations and Lobbyists Are the ‘Solution’

As lobbyists make record sums and taxpayer dollars continue to flood Wall Street accounts, voters must realize that the fundamental principles of American democracy—capitalism, free-enterprise—are being dismantled by elected officials who claim they support traditional conservative principles.

When officials like Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg, currently running for a Republican seat in the Senate, claim corporations and lobbyists are working for pro-American policies it is an absolute sham. Read about Rehberg’s remarks to the American League of Lobbyists and consider whether these men truly represent the American public interest.

"Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg has been pounding Democratic Sen. Jon Tester over lobbyist fundraising in their tight Senate race, but Rehberg declared last year in a meeting with the influence peddlers that he probably would have chosen their profession over his own if he had been 'smart.'" Michael McAuliff, Huffington Post

From The Huffington Post

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ICYMI: The Ed Show on MSNBC

Montana had it right with their anti-corruption law, but did AG Steve Bullock and Governor Brian Schweitzer make the best arguments they could in asserting state sovereignty?

I joined last night’s Ed Show panel with Joan Walsh and Michael Medved to discuss Scalia’s judicial activism, the Supreme Court ruling on Montana’s anti-corruption law and the controversial Arizona immigration law, SB1070. Take a look at video below if you missed out on last night’s show.

From The Ed Show

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Blocking states’ rights to ban corporate spending is not democracy.

Montana can no longer enforce its “controversial” anti-corruption statute because the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily ruled it unconstitutional. Multinational corporations being able to buy elections legally is not democracy, it is insanity.

Read this op-ed from Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, and comment below if you think states’ should have the right to ban corporate political spending.

From The New York Times:

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