Free Speech for Corporations; Political Competition for California

Hosted by
In 2008, Californians voted for real, election-day competition between Republicans and Democrats, but Proposition 11 sounded easier to implement than it's turned out to be. We hear what's happening to a process that was supposed to restore democracy. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, has the US Supreme Court scored a victory for free speech or increased the influence of money in politics in it's 5-4 ruling removing campaign spending limits for corporations.

Republicans and Democrats in state legislature disagree about almost everything else, but they have protected themselves and each other from being thrown out on election day. We hear what’s happening to Proposition 11, passed by the voters to make the Assembly and Senate politically competitive once again. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, has the US Supreme Court scored a victory for free speech or increased the influence of money in politics? We hear about last week's 5-4 ruling removing campaign spending limits for corporations. 


From this Episode:

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney