If you haven't heard about the Citizens United Supreme Court case from last year, read about it here. It's something we should all be aware of because it's an affront to American democracy as we know it. In essence, it says: "Political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment, and the government may not keep corporations or unions from spending money to support or denounce individual candidates in elections. While corporations or unions may not give money directly to campaigns, they may seek to persuade the voting public through other means, including ads". This means that campaign contribution limits that apply to average citizens like you and me are irrelevant when it comes to corporations because they can subvert campaign finance rules by posting ads on television to support their candidate of choice with NO LIMIT to how much they can spend.
Kind of makes that $25 contribution you made online during Obama's campaign seem pretty puny, right?
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