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Is Citizens United a Dark Money Laundering Operation

Gene Smith
3 min readMar 16, 2019

If you have been following, you understand the negative impact of dark money and Citizens United has had on our government in the United States.

Dark money has poured into elections with reckless abandon. As a result, legislation benefits donors, not the people. This is why voters feel disenfranchised and their vote does not count.

While there is a movement on the left side of the aisle to reject money from these organizations, some democrats still accept donations from Super PAC’s. Collectively, the Republican Party, en masse, take money from PAC’s hand over fist, and have no intention to stop. Conservatives designed and orchestrated Citizens United.

Since the Supreme Court voted 5–4 to affirm Citizens United as legal, how have Super Pac’s been used and where has its influence been felt in our society?

Follow the Dark Money

Since the ruling on Citizens United, we can see a surge in political funding that is astronomical. Special interest money dominates, and no concern is given to the voter. People impacted by this ruling suffer because they do not have the money to give to a partisan cause. The question to ask is, “who is donating mountains of cash toward politicians, and where do they get it?”

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Gene Smith
Gene Smith

Written by Gene Smith

Juris Doctor, Retired Law Enforcement, contributor to The Ascent. Host of the podcast, “Hanging ith Uncle” #follow back followers

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