Campaign attacks ads are sure to rise

The only silver lining in the Supreme Court's decision allowing corporations to advertise for political candidates is that maybe now the newspapers and radio and TV stations won't go broke. More advertising money.

But the rest of us will get misinformation overload as we receive an even bigger barrage of attack ads at election time.

Corporations have access to essentially as much cash as they need, while those fighting against corporate and elite power will continue to have the same relatively small amount to counter it. Simply the threat of massive corporate spending will keep most politicians in line.

The decision also means that “corporations” owned by China, Saudi Arabia, Russia or any other foreign group are able to legally pour a ton of money into influencing our elections.

Republicans applauded the decision because, as the party of Big Business, they expect to be the primary beneficiary of this new corporate advertising. But doesn't it fly in the face of the so-called populist movement to which the GOP has attached itself? Doesn't this new advantage for corporate fat cats hurt the voices of “real” Americans?

Our “conservative” Supreme Court just gave Wall Street, Big Drug Companies and Big Everything Else the keys to the country.

Todd Grimshaw

Coralville