SHARPTON The same justices ░░░░░░░░ gutted the Voting Rights ░░░░░░░░ are now taking another ░░░░░░░░ to undermine democracy and ░░░░░░░░ the rich buy elections ░░░░░░░░ QUOTING JOKATA EADDY This ░░░░░░░░ gives millionaires and billionaires ░░░░░░░░ tighter grip on influence ░░░░░░░░ our election process Sanders ░░░░░░░░ the winners are the ░░░░░░░░ and billionaires of this ░░░░░░░░ who can now contribute ░░░░░░░░ more money Todd It ░░░░░░░░ an advantage to the ░░░░░░░░ Why They have even ░░░░░░░░ of these sort of ░░░░░░░░ I would call middle ░░░░░░░░ rich donors if you ░░░░░░░░ be middle class and ░░░░░░░░ SCHIEFFER More and more ░░░░░░░░ very rich are taking ░░░░░░░░ of our politics They ░░░░░░░░ t control it yet ░░░░░░░░ their influence just keeps ░░░░░░░░ Brian WILLIAMS Allowing wealthy ░░░░░░░░ to have an even ░░░░░░░░ influence in politics Pete ░░░░░░░░ A specific individual can ░░░░░░░░ give as much money ░░░░░░░░ that individual wants to ░░░░░░░░ candidates for federal office ░░░░░░░░ together BASH This is ░░░░░░░░ the latest step for ░░░░░░░░ United was the biggest ░░░░░░░░ In some ways the ░░░░░░░░ are going out a ░░░░░░░░ bit dimmer on the ░░░░░░░░ experiment that is American ░░░░░░░░ Sanders The undermining of ░░░░░░░░ foundations of American democracy ░░░░░░░░ Taking another step to ░░░░░░░░ democracy BLITZER So in ░░░░░░░░ words rich people they ░░░░░░░░ really unload if they ░░░░░░░░ MADDOW Billionaires still spend ░░░░░░░░ money the way they ░░░░░░░░ been in the past ░░░░░░░░ now other billionaires can ░░░░░░░░ that money not just ░░░░░░░░ independent expenditure groups SHARPTON ░░░░░░░░ you might guess Republicans ░░░░░░░░ thrilled MCGHEE The entire ░░░░░░░░ of our politics by ░░░░░░░░ people millionaires and billionaires ░░░░░░░░ that the entire system ░░░░░░░░ really skewed towards their ░░░░░░░░ right Sanders And it ░░░░░░░░ to the millionaire and ░░░░░░░░ class hey you can ░░░░░░░░ whatever you want to ░░░░░░░░ BASH So now we ░░░░░░░░ corporations are people and ░░░░░░░░ is people too SHARPTON ░░░░░░░░ rich SCHIEFFER Very rich ░░░░░░░░ WILLIAMS Wealthy donors Todd ░░░░░░░░ class rich donors MCGHEE ░░░░░░░░ people millionaires and billionaires ░░░░░░░░ Millionaires and billionaires MADDOW ░░░░░░░░ billionaires Sanders Billionaires like ░░░░░░░░ Koch brothers can now ░░░░░░░░ as much as they ░░░░░░░░ Reid Does this take ░░░░░░░░ people s rights because ░░░░░░░░ you know the Koch ░░░░░░░░ are trying to buy ░░░░░░░░
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