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The Supreme Court Looks At Further Loosening Campaign Finance Rules. What Could Go Wrong? \u2014 Huffington Post<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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JUST SAYING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BY RAUL HERNANDEZ<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

American Justice has a For Sale sign thanks to Trump, and the feast is going to get much bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to Justice Roberts and the Robed Rats on the nation’s highest court.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask Justice Uncle Thomas whether he\u2019s still enjoying the \u201cgifts\u201d: the RV, the tuition help for a relative, the remodeling of a relative\u2019s \u201chistoric\u201d home. Nothing says \u201cimpartial guardian of the Constitution\u201d like a rolling luxury thank-you note.<\/span><\/p>\n

And let\u2019s not pretend he\u2019s the only one with wealthy pals who\u2019ve been very \u201cgenerous\u201d to the nation\u2019s highest court\u2014private jet rides, luxury vacations, and other hush-hush gratitudes that, according to reports, somehow didn\u2019t always make it onto the official books.<\/span><\/p>\n

ProPublica reporters<\/strong> did what bulldog journalists are supposed to do: they compiled the receipts and laid out the \u201cgift\u201d trail and the little goody bags that turned a sacred institution into a country club with lifetime appointments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now the billionaires don\u2019t just influence the law\u2014they start judge shopping like they\u2019re browsing yachts. The justice system is becoming a luxury marketplace: pay enough, network hard enough, and you might just find your favorite robe in your size.<\/span><\/p>\n

America is now for sale\u2014thanks to Roberts and his ultra-right-wing robe-wearing rats.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is also going to attract more billionaires like flies to political races who will be out shopping for stooges looking for posh office, pay checks, long vacations and fat perks<\/span><\/p>\n

A New and Improved Donald Trump is on the assembly line.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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