I choose this article because I`m interested in American politics . [This article shows the dabates between the conservatives and the republicans who are ghting !or advantage in !uture elections." In #$%&' as corporations reached new heights o! wealth and power' Congress made its views o! the relationship between corporations and campaigning clear( It banned them !rom contributing to candidates. At midcentur)' it enacted the broader ban on spending that was repeatedl) rea*rmed over the decades until it was struc+ down on Thursda). a, the agent is so obvious that it is not necessaril) to repeat it b, the agent is so obvious that it is not necessaril) to repeat it The ma-orit) is deepl) wrong on the law. .ost wrongheaded o! all is its insistence that corporations are -ust li+e people and entitled to the same /irst Amendment rights. It is an odd claim since companies are creations o! the state that exist to ma+e mone). The) are given special privileges' including di0erent tax rates' to do -ust that. It was a !undamental misreading o! the Constitution to sa) that these articial legal constructs have the same right to spend mone) on politics as ordinar) Americans have to spea+ out in support o! a candidate. a,1the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important than who does it A!ter the court heard the case' 2enator 3ohn .cCain told reporters that he was troubled b) the 4extreme na5vet67 some o! the -ustices showed about the role o! special1interest mone) in Congressional lawma+ing. a,we do not +now who per!ormed the action In dissent' 3ustice 3ohn Paul 2tevens warned that the ruling not onl) threatens democrac) but 4will' I !ear' do damage to this institution.7 8istor) is' indeed' li+el) to loo+ harshl) not onl) on the decision but the court that delivered it. The Citi9ens :nited ruling is li+el) to be viewed as a shame!ul boo+end to ;ush v. <ore. =ith one >1to14 decision' the court?s conservative ma-orit) stopped valid votes !rom being counted to ensure the election o! a conservative president. @ow a similar conservative ma-orit) has distorted the political s)stem to ensure that Aepublican candidates will be at an enormous advantage in !uture elections. a,the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important than who does it b,the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important than who does it c,the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important than who does it 2ource(The Court?s ;low To Bemocrac) 'New York Times 'C# 3anuar) C%#% . D# .a) C%#4 Ehttp(FFwww.n)times.comFC%#%F%#FCCFopinionFCC!ri#.htmlGHrI%J