What Have You Done With My Supreme Court?

The New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin is, by leaps and bounds, one of the best chroniclers of the Supreme Court that we have or have had for awhile. His latest piece in the May 21, 2012 issue of the New Yorker is a fascinating recounting of the intrigues surrounding the precedent upending Citizens United ruling, which once again allowed unfettered corporate money to stream into elections. As Toobin mentions at the end of the piece, there is a direct line from Citizens United to the one billionaire backing one candidate (Adelson/Gingrich; Friess/Santorum) GOP primary we just witnessed.

I am planning two much longer posts on Citizens United, once I finish reading the decision (and you are welcome faithful readers... it's a doozy), and on how the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate decision should go IMHO, but suffice it to say that I agree with a lot of what Toobin states in the article. I know it's a long one but please do yourself a favor and read it. I try to stay up with the doings of the Supreme Court as much as possible but Mr. Toobin enlightened me. Be similarly enlightened. DO IT NOW. You woonnn'tttt.

Image: The New Yorker