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'We Might As Well Be Able To Vote For Disney': Tea Partiers Slam Citizens United Ruling


Tea party in Hartford, Connecticut in 2009

Some Tea Partiers are expressing vocal opposition to the Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down the ban on corporate political spending -- a stance that puts them at odds with the Republican Party and the broader conservative movement.

Just hours after the court ruled last month, RNC chair Michael Steele praised the decision, calling it "an important step in the direction of restoring the First Amendment rights" of corporations.

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Topics: Campaign Finance, Dale Robertson, FreedomWorks, Jim Knapp, Kevin Smith, Shane Brooks, Supreme Court, Tea Parties, Tea Party Patriots

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