Vile liar Alex Jones has been welcomed back to this platform by Musk. I'm done here. Find me on Bluesky at @thmoore.bsky.social.
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Just so we're clear: You have written that states have the authority to decide which powers to issue to the domestic and foreign entities operating as corporations within their borders. Do you still stand by that?
May 27
The position you’re taking makes no sense. Logically, what would stop the government from prohibiting newspapers from running editorials or opinion pieces supporting or opposing candidates for office, so long as the newspapers were owned by corporations? Doubtless you’ll say money isn’t speech, but that’s just silly. The NY Times spends money to print editorials.
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Have you read these laws you’re criticizing? They have media-activity exemptions that mirror the federal language.
And you’re one of the last people I would expect to keep making the error that not empowering a corporation is the same as prohibiting it from doing something.
May 27
The position you’re taking makes no sense. Logically, what would stop the government from prohibiting newspapers from running editorials or opinion pieces supporting or opposing candidates for office, so long as the newspapers were owned by corporations? Doubtless you’ll say money isn’t speech, but that’s just silly. The NY Times spends money to print editorials.
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Oh, and as for what Montana does within its borders, I care quite a bit, as do most Montanans.
May 27
“Completely” is an exaggeration. CAP consistently finesses the point that Montana cannot regulate what Delaware corporations do outside of Montana. (Or Hawaii as the case may be.) Even if the company is based in Montana. As for what Montana does within its own borders, who cares?
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There’s no finessing on that point. There’s never been any claim that any of these laws affect anything outside the borders of the states that pass them. One by one, states will clean up their own politics of all dark and corporate money.
May 27
“Completely” is an exaggeration. CAP consistently finesses the point that Montana cannot regulate what Delaware corporations do outside of Montana. (Or Hawaii as the case may be.) Even if the company is based in Montana. As for what Montana does within its own borders, who cares?
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Taking a break from my x.com exile to spotlight my latest Substack post, which shows how UCLA Law's Stephen Bainbridge (@PrawfBainbridge) confirms the corporate-law underpinnings of CAP's Citizens-United-undoing Corporate Power Reset: open.substack.com/pub/corpor…
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Tom Moore retweeted
May 17
Line went around the block and then some for The Montana Plan event today at the Mother Lode here in Butte where Pete Buttigieg will be speaking
Among those already in the building are Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and former US Senator Max Baucus #mtnews #mtpol
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I’ll make a rare posting here to point this out: “Citizens United” is not a magic phrase you can just wave around and get the result you want. You need to see what the decision actually says and what its limits are. You’ll be surprised. See you all in court.
May 11
This legislation is unconstitutional, ignores the Citizens United decision, and it’s a violation of the First Amendment. Restricting political speech is a slippery slope and it must be confronted. the Citizens United opinion was crystal clear: ‘political speech does not lose First Amendment protection simply because its source is a corporation.’"
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Tom Moore retweeted
The @FEC's death by decapitation is part of this Administration's broader attack on fair elections and checks on corruption. My piece in The @guardian:
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Chair Ellen Weintraub (@ellenlweintraub) must be kept on the payroll and on the computer systems, her access to FEC HQ unimpeded. The FEC general counsel needs to do her job and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act. She does NOT need a vote of the Commission to do so.
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Trump is purporting to fire Chair Weintraub in direct violation of federal law: 52 USC § 30106 (a)(2)(B): "A member of the Commission may serve on the Commission after the expiration of his or her term until his or her successor has taken office as a member of the Commission."
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This is, once again, Trump trying to assert that he doesn't need to follow laws that Congress passes, he can just assert powers he has decided the Constitution has granted him. It's breathtakingly illegal and a real step toward destroying our democracy. TIME TO ACT!
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Tom Moore retweeted
15 Jan 2020
The Virginia House of Delegates just voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of United States of America.
“Equal rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.”
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Tom Moore retweeted
2 Nov 2024
This video is incredible.
Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.
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A rare X update from me: Great news! En banc review granted by DC Circuit in a *really* big @FEC case. Suggests that the Circuit is willing to scrap the rotten Noemi Rao rule that made dismissals of FEC complaints virtually bulletproof. Congrats to @StopBigMoney & @CampaignLegal.
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Tom Moore retweeted
2 Oct 2024
Tired of a government that doesn’t feel responsive to you?
A commonsense & bold set of reforms can build a modern, inclusive democracy.
Check out the roadmap from @MichaelSozan:
americanprogress.org/article…
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Tom Moore retweeted
Happy 100th birthday to President Jimmy Carter! I was privileged to participate on an election observation with the @CarterCenter a few years ago. President Carter remains an inspiration for his public service and commitment to democracy.
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Tom Moore retweeted
It was an honor to be included in a great, substantive discussion with Members of Congress on AI and elections. Thank you, @RepJoeMorelle for organizing and to dynamic co-panelists, @SpencerOverton and @JRosenworcelFCC!
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