Romney Promises More Justices Who Can\u2019t Tell The Difference Between Corporations And People<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJust three months after Romney proclaimed that \u201ccorporations are people,\u201d he has pledged to ensure that the Supreme Court will continue to share this delusion. During editorial board meeting yesterday…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One consistent that has cropped up over every presidential election for the past decade or three has been the threat that The Next President Will Select Supreme Court Justices. So, with the election just one year away, cue arguments that "we must elect X in order to protect\/change the nature of the court." 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