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class=Apple-style-span>During a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on
Tuesday, <A style="COLOR: rgb(0,50,91); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="http://www.minnpost.com/christian-science-monitor/2012/07/constitutional-amendment-required-undo-citizens-united-senate-pane">Sanders
put it this way</A>: “What the Supreme Court did in Citizens United is to say to
these same billionaires and the corporations they control: ‘You own and control
the economy; you own Wall Street; you own the coal companies; you own the oil
companies. Now, for a very small percentage of your wealth, we’re going to give
you the opportunity to own the United States
government.’ </SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>