Submitted by Beezlegrunk t3_y9tukw in RhodeIsland
“The court has been captured by special interests much in the manner of a 19th-century railroad commission captured by the railroad barons. As a result, the court is delivering rulings it would not have otherwise delivered that immensely benefit the patrons that put the justices on the court.”
Beezlegrunk OP t1_it7bapo wrote
>”There is a big difference between the court making a controversial decision from time to time, and what is actually going on. The problem is how the justices got selected, how they got stuffed onto the court by (Senate Minority Leader) Mitch McConnell, and how the pattern of their decision shows fealty to big Republican donor interests on a distressingly predictable basis.” > >… > >”If Exxon Mobil or Marathon Petroleum want to spend $10 million against me in an election, and their dirty ads say they’re brought to you by Exxon Mobil and Marathon Petroleum, I might [actually] gain votes, because Rhode Islanders would get the joke — they’d see what’s going on. But if they spend money through a group called ‘Rhode Islanders for Peace, Puppies and Prosperity,’ you end up with the ability to have your message separated from your motive.”