The American people will not put up with the corruption all this money will bring into our political operations today.

This will be the final phase of the "Gilded Age."

This money situation will cause the second American Revolution. Hopefully it will not be bloody, but if it does, the greedy will be those who die.

If the word, “Corporatocracy,” is a pejorative according to Wikipedia, then let us clarify exactly what the Billionaire Bankster Boysclub, the Private Profit Pirates, and the Millionaire Multi-media Moguls have, through cunning corruption of the electoral process (i.e., Citizens United V. FEC), been largely successful in creating, and coin the phrase, “CORPORATE KRATOCRACY,” meaning government by corporations that are strong enough to seize power through force or cunning.

The problem is that most Americans make their political decisions (if they even bother to make any) based on TV commercials. Whoever can buy the most TV ads wins much more often than not. Maybe that wouldn't be so bad if we could count on the ads being truthful, but again, more often than not, they are at best misleading and too often just outright lies. The main problem with Citizens United is that it gave the corporations and the rich a loud speaker to us while everyone else is stuck whispering.

Yes it does- at least for the forseeable future. Of all the awful things W did his Supreme Court legacy is probably the most damaging to democracy.

Welcome to the Corporate States of America LLC

Between the Supreme Court and the Republicans this will be a third world county.

Whats to expect from the rich, they just can not have enough; that they want even to buy state by state till they eventually own American. Then they can try to get rid of those who interfere with their agenda. With the rep. party anything is possible.

We still have a democracy?

I think we are at a "critical juncture"*. The result of the November elections may be the most important one in a very very long time - maybe EVER.

*"Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty" by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

According to these authors, nations that fail have "extractive" institutions - meaning economic and political power is controlled by a small minority - like a King or aristocracy or Communist Party leaders.

The United States of America was a radical experiment that deliberately spread economic and political to a broad base. We had "inclusive" institutions. That was why this country is special - exceptional - and precious.

(OK - "broad base" meant white male land-owners, but we got better and over the years with many struggles, the base was broadened.)

Now look at where we are headed!

I am very very worried and am not staying quiet!!!

Consider: During the time that govt was slashing and ending basic human needs funding (general assistance welfare, AFDC - poverty relief) for Americans, insisting that we couldn't afford it, those same legislators redistributed trillions (yes, with a "T") of taxpayer dollars upward. Since Reagan, massive annual handouts have been given to corporations, always "for job creation," most of which continues to be used to build factories in foreign countries, exporting our jobs. Check the stats comparing US conditions today with those of the more advanced nations to get some idea of the impact of govt only for the rich. OK, we know all of this, right? So -- what are we going to do about it? What CAN we do to build a wall between govt and corporations, to restore democracy/representative government? What do we have the courage to do?

Do you remember America.The Land of the free and The Brave,Working class Republican sold her out to the very special Interest they claimed they were against.Remember when Democrats tried to warn them,but they were hell bent on getting,One job,they helped instead to destroy the Country. 236 year down the drain because money talks and the people now walks.

Mitt Romney and company want this country to be of, by and for a handful of very rich people. They will destroy this country if we let them. We must fight back--and win!

I agree with xxx ooo. We are smarter than the repugs and we are going to vote them all out of office and take back our country!!! Obama 2012!

american white people need to wake up and not be fooled by mitt romney because he is white and see him for who he is.blacks and latinos are not voting for him because they see him for who he is.

Hate to point this out but the US was never actually a Democracy. We are a Republic, just like the Romans were. Most Republics last around 200 years so it's not surprising that our Government is changing.

Even if it's not for the better.

If anyone is thinking of voting for GOP candidates in November, please don't let ignorance and hatred be the forces that guide that decision.

OK, California friends--Please vote Issa out! He is a traitor to America--a member of the Pinocchio club and a criminal mobster, in other words, a typical republican.

Petition/Overturn SCOUS decision for Citizens United power grab!

http://democracyisforpeople.org/

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/petition/?uid=f1c2660f-54b9-4193-86a4-ec2c39342c6c

Description of "The Hunger Games," by Suzanne Collins (apparently, Mitt enjoyed the movie as much as "firing people"): "In the ruins of a place once known as North America..." Octavia Butler's brutal dystopian novels "Parable of the Sower" and "Parable of the Talents" seem to allude to the US being functionally a Third World Country, i.e. no middle class. We've gone from "The Jetsons" to a new Gilded Age in the 21st Century.