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Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law

Author: Peter Stone
Source: The Guardian (U.K.)
Publication Date: Fri 16 Dec 2022 | 07.00 EST
Link: Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law

Stephan: America is perhaps the most corrupt developed nation in the world. Few Americans seem to truly comprehend just how corrupt the United States has become since the Citizens United decision that legalized bribery although, of course, the Supreme Court didn't use that word. Everything in government, every law, every regulation, every interpretation of a law or regulation, can be purchased in Congress or the relevant agency to conform with a special interest's desires if you know how to do it, and have enough money. And how convenient, we have a Supreme Court that has no ethical standards.

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Conservative donors poured tens of millions of dollars of anonymous “dark money” into groups supporting Republican lawmakers in a supreme court case that could upend American election law.

The donors backed several groups that have filed supreme court amicus briefs in support of North Carolina legislators in Moore v Harper, according to a recent analysis. They are pushing for a ruling that would take ultimate decisions about voting rights and congressional gerrymandering away from state courts and hand those powers to state legislatures, of which Republicans now control the majority.

Eight conservative groups that submitted amicus briefs in the supreme court case have received close to $90m from dark money donors since 2016, according to Accountable.US, a liberal leaning watchdog group that tracks government corruption.

Several […]

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