why puerto rico is not a us state
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nearly half of americans dont know that puerto ricans are us citizens but they are and have been since 1917 watch why puerto rico won039t have power for months: http:bitly2dbcpvpread about puerto rico039s latest bid for statehood: http:bitly2dglz4lsubscribe to our channel http:googl0bsajoas residents of the us commonwealth of puerto rico puerto ricans have us passports can travel freely throughout the country and can serve in the military but that doesnt mean the us citizens who live in puerto rico get the same rights and benefits as us citizens stateside watch the video above to understand how puerto rico became a us commonwealth the tangled relationship that developed and how it all affects prosperity and development on the island today voxcom is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what039s really driving the events in the headlines check out http:wwwvoxcomwatch our full video catalog: http:googlizonyefollow vox o

supreme court reverses anti-citizens united ruling in montana
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quotthe us supreme court on monday struck down montana039s century-old limits on corporate political spending putting an end to the state039s resistance to citizens united and effectively expanding that controversial ruling to the state and local elections citizens united v federal election commission decided in january 2010 struck down federal limits on campaign spending by corporations and unions as violations of the first amendment justice anthony kennedy writing on behalf of chief justice john roberts and justices antonin scalia clarence thomas and samuel alito reached the bold conclusion that quotindependent expenditures including those made by corporations do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruptionquot and therefore quotno sufficient governmental interest justifies limits on the political speech of nonprofit or for-profit corporationsquotquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it down including the conservative hypocrisy on states039 rightsread more here from mike sacks at the huffington post: http:wwwhuffingtonpostcom20120625supreme-court-reversed-citzens-united-montana_n_1605355htmldo corporations own the supreme court http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=kkjvy8shi90

the story of citizens united v fec 2011 -- teaser
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http:storyofcitizensunitedorg ---- season two launches on march 1st with the story of citizens united v fec also our first film for 2011 and it039s an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy

protecting the voice of the electorate: senator leahy speaks on the disclose act
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senator patrick leahy spoke on march 29 at a senate hearing in washington about his concerns about the impact of the supreme court039s 2010 decision in citizens united last week leahy joined as an original cosponsor of new legislation designed to address the effects of the supreme court039s 2010 decision in citizens united the disclose act of 2012 will help put an end to secretive campaign spending by strengthening disclosure laws rhode island senator sheldon whitehouse is the lead sponsor of the bill

washington works for the 1
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senior moments the good kind
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old people: they know what039s upmusic: quotminimalistic pianoquot valmantas palika http:soundcloudcomwalmisfrom all these wonderful videos:http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=rtkafn9rwjchttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=yms-veiwtmchttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=kbbghu1wex0http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=tzsdtu_r_pmhttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=eoinyad0irohttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ohbdtov_65ohttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=b237yjbk_twhttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=qmsicrmvzgahttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=nbzebv25vo8http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=rwwqhl26f30http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=lv2cqkp5ajyhttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=cqg6iodeohshttp:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=wd_1brzirp0

open american voters eyes
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everyone should really consider where our country is headed towards before it039s to late

jason derulo talks proposals fourth-coming album and new foundation
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jason derulo sits down with sway and the teams and fills citizens in on what039s going on many cherish jason and his long-time girlfriend jordin sparks and some are wondering with love in the air will there be any engagement soon derulo denies any rumors and certifies that their love is forever and labels aren039t necessary at the moment the poprampampb sensation also hypes up citizens with information regarding his upcoming albumtalk dirty which will bring out a different aspect of derulo039s musical aspirations ending on a giving note jason shares that him and jordin are building a school in his home of haiti to help out the community a part of quotthe other side campaignquot subscribe to our page: http:bitlysvsbqctwitter:http:twittercomrealswayhttp:twittercomthehappyhourwhbhttp:twittercomdjwonderhttp:twittercomitstracygfacebook: https:wwwfacebookcomswaycallowayhttps:wwwfacebookcomwebsite:http:swaysuniversecominstagram:realswaysways universe sway in the morning rap hip-hop freestyles interviews live concert performances actors athletes singers celebrities television film shade45 5 fingers of death jason derulo jordin sparks charity talk dirty single tour broken neck proposals marriage

plastic surgery for senior citizens a rising trend video
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the younger generations are often criticized for seeking body perfection but what about the older generations the quottodayquot show investigated the latest trend in plastic surgery: senior citizens

the story of citizens united v fec 2011
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http:storyofcitizensunitedorg ---- season two launches on march 1st with the story of citizens united v fec an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy

annabel park: why a quotcitizens interventionquot instead of tearing down the government v2
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http:citizensinterventioncomquotwe are the government the government is us we want to fix the problems in our government not turn against the idea of governmentquot annabel parkthe oct 29 citizens intervention at the us capitol will bring into focus a global phenomenon that has swept through egypt iceland israel spain and india now a cultural shift is emerging here on our soil for the first time in generations what changes are possible now that our democracy crisis has led to spontaneous occupations and our national conversation is shifting from the priorities of ideologues and partisans to the urgent needs of people america is at a crossroads powerful special interests have corrupted our political process congress is mired in partisan bickering while tens of millions continue to suffer it is clear that washington isn039t working for the people enough is enough we love our country and that is why we are coming together for a citizens intervention at the us capitol on saturday oct 29gone are days when the ruling class and no one else could afford to purchase communications networks increasingly we the people are building our own communications networks using tools that most americans can afford as we migrate from television and radio to smart phones and the internet more and more of us will transition from consumers of media content to producers of media content this will neutralize the advantages that powerful special interests enjoy buying political advertising and political entertainment empires to bully and manipulate congress this will make it possible for an emerging people039s lobby to grow powerful enough to demand and achieve systemic changes even in the era of agenda-based media empires and anonymous super pacs it is the voices of the people that matter most in a democracy america is the greatest democracy in the world if we band together and find creative ways to make our voices heard we will free our elected officials to do what they really want to do: serve our country and do what039s best for the people

stop colbert
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in a first step to reform the money in politics house democrats are reintroducing the disclose act today to get unlimited secret donations out of politics the supreme court039s decision in citizens united opened the floodgates to unrestricted special interest campaign donations in american electionspermitting corporations to spend unlimited funds directly or through third parties and political action committees organized for those purposes to influence federal elections and opened the door for the emergence of super pacs learn more at http:wwwfacebookcomstopcolbert

bill moyers keynote at public citizen039s 40th anniversary gala
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journalist bill moyers delivers the keynote address at public citizen039s 40th anniversary gala for more information visit http:wwwcitizenorg40gala

young girl delivers emotional speech at charlotte citizens forum
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young girl delivers emotional speech at charlotte citizens forum a young girl spoke about the recent police violence and feeling of injustice in charlotte as she gave an emotional message in front of the charlotte city councilzianna oliphant collected herself and delivered her message loud and clear to a tense audience at a recent charlotte city council

la rapper dubb gets in the game on sway in the morning
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sway and king tech of the wake up show have been helping artists get in the game for years from eminem to souls of mischief even ab-soul sway still carries the tradition over to sway in the morning for his feature appropriately titled get in the gamethis week we brought on dubb an up-and-coming rapper from south central los angeles we played 2 of his songs and let the citizens decide should we sit him on the bench or let him get in the game unanimously all citizens voted to let him indubb has worked with artists like kendrick lamar game tyga and more in fact he was featured on nipsey hussle039s latest crenshaw mixtape on the don039t take days off trackgrab his never content mixtape here and stream it below follow itzdubbsubscribe to our page: http:bitlysvsbqctwitter:http:twittercomrealswayhttp:twittercomthehappyhourwhbhttp:twittercomdjwonderhttp:twittercomitstracygfacebook: https:wwwfacebookcomswaycallowayhttps:wwwfacebookcomwebsite:http:swaysuniversecominstagram:realswaysways universe sway in the morning rap hip-hop freestyles interviews live concert performances actors athletes singers celebrities television film shade45 5 fingers of death