What Supreme Court decision enabled unlimited political donations?

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The Supreme Court Decision Enabling Unlimited Political Donations

George Clooney identified the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" decision as the catalyst for the "obscene" and "ridiculous" amounts of money now present in political campaigns. This ruling, he stated, allowed for unlimited corporate and private giving to political campaigns, a situation he believes should be overturned.

Clooney, despite hosting fundraisers for Hillary Clinton that reportedly brought in over US$15 million with individual contributions as high as US$350,000 per person, echoed sentiments from Bernie Sanders' campaign. He acknowledged that Sanders' message about the excessive role of money in politics was correct. Sanders' campaign, in contrast to Clinton's reliance on large donors, primarily depends on small donations averaging US$27 per individual. Clooney expressed a personal desire to avoid fundraising altogether, suggesting that overturning "Citizens United" would remove the necessity for such events.

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