4-2 Discussion: Citizens United v. FEC

4-2 Discussion: Citizens United v. FEC

For the initial post, choose one person from the 4-1 Small Group Discussion to post the consolidated opinion for your peers to review.

In your individual response post to the larger group, state whether you support the position of the other peer groups regarding the Citizens United decision in the case. If so, why? If not, why not? Be sure to provide detailed justification for your response and support in the way of scholarly research cited in APA style.

For additional details, please refer to the Module Four Small Group Discussion Rubricdocument.

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Citizens United v. FEC

            The group members are against the ruling in the Citizens United v. EFC case because it allows corporations and unions to influence the outcome of elections. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) was implemented to regulate the financing of political campaigns in the U.S. Thus, it prevents organizations to support individuals’ political ambitions from their treasuries. However, the ruling in the United Citizens v. EFC allows them to contribute to electioneering communications.

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