{"id":424480,"date":"2017-09-10T20:02:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T02:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=424480"},"modified":"2017-09-11T15:27:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T21:27:11","slug":"democrats-say-citizens-united-should-die-heres-why-that-wont-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2017\/09\/democrats-say-citizens-united-should-die-heres-why-that-wont-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats say ‘Citizens United’ should die. Here’s why that won’t happen."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Democrats\u2019 battle against big and secretive political cash has lots of pomp, but underwhelming circumstances. (photo cc info<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Catastrophe seemed imminent.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a certain real way, the republic is at stake,\u201d said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really stress-testing our democracy in a way we never have before,\u201d said attorney Lawrence M. Noble.<\/p>\n

The menace under the microscope? \u201cDark money<\/a>\u201d in politics.<\/p>\n

But the doomsday scenarios played out one by one in a subterranean Capitol Hill hearing room that was far from packed, and Republicans were notably absent from the July event.<\/p>\n

The event is a metaphor for Democrats\u2019 larger battle against big and secretive political cash: lots of pomp, underwhelming circumstances.<\/p>\n