Ubekwe esimweni sokusekela isinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme sika-2010 ecaleni lika-Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Sicela uhlele isikhundla sakho sibe yikhasi elilodwa (ifonti enamaphuzu ayi-12, isikhala esisodwa).
Icala le-Citizens United ekugcineni lihlobene nenkululeko yokukhuluma - nakuba kungenakuphikwa ezakhamuzini zase-US, ukuvikelwa kwenkululeko yokukhuluma kwakunqatshelwe ngaphambili eminyangweni nasezinkampanini. Manje, bangazwakalisa ukusekela noma ukugxeka abakhethiweyo bezombangazwe. Lokhu kufanele kube yizindaba ezinhle kuwo womabili amaqembu ezombangazwe aphambili, njengoba ama-liberal athambekele ekusekeleni izinyunyana nama-conservatives athambekele ekudumiseni ibhizinisi lamahhala womabili anegunya elikhulu enqubweni yokhetho. Nokho, kuye kwaphakanyiswa ukukhathazeka ngokuthi izinkampani manje sezikhuluma kakhulu. Kodwa, ubani owenza izinkampani? Abantu ngabanye, abakhululekile ukujoyina noma ukushiya lezo zinkampani ngokuthanda kwabo. Kungani iqembu labantu lingathathelwa noma imaphi amalungelo afanele umuntu ngamunye kuleli qembu? Ngokulandelayo, ilungelo lomthetho-sisekelo lenkululeko yokukhuluma lisebenza emaqenjini abantu <unk> okuyizinkampani <unk> futhi lawo maqembu kufanele akwazi ukusebenzisa imali ayitholayo ukuze athuthukise inhlalakahle yawo. Futhi lesi sinqumo sinesandulela esingokomthetho: kusukela ngo - 1868, izinkampani zase - U.S. ziye zajabulela ukuvikelwa okulinganayo ngaphansi kwesilungiso se - 14 nokuvikelwa ekuhlolweni nasekubanjweni ngaphandle kwewaranti (Totenberg, N.) Kodwa lesi sinqumo asikwazi ukuhlaziywa ngokwemfundiso yezomthetho kuphela. Iye yaba yini imiphumela yangempela kusukela kukhishwa lesi sinqumo? Esikhundleni sokubona ukusetshenziswa kwemali okungenamkhawulo okuvela ezinkampanini njengoba kwakwesatshwa, eminyakeni eyishumi edlule kuye kwagcizelela ukubaluleka kwabanikeli abasezingeni eliphansi; esikhundleni sokugxila emandleni eqembu elilodwa noma kumuntu oyokhethwa ukuthi izinkampani ezithile zibuyele emuva, amaqembu ezombusazwe ashintshana ngokuthatha amandla; iminikelo yezinkampani ihlala ingaphansi kuka-10% wezindleko zezombusazwe eziphelele ezingeni likahulumeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kubonakala sengathi abantu abacebile, kunanoma iyiphi inhlangano noma inhlangano ethile, bebelokhu benza iminikelo emikhulu kakhulu ebusa izabelomali zama-PAC amakhulu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka okuphathelene namazwi abusa engxoxweni yezombangazwe empeleni kungabantu ngabanye, hhayi izinyunyana noma izinkampani njengoba besesaba. I-Citizens United ivumela izinkampani ukuba ziqhubeke nokwenza izinto ezizizuzisa zona futhi zikhulume ngezindaba eziphathelene nebhizinisi. Izakhamuzi zase-US zingathenjwa futhi kufanele zithenjwe ukuba zisebenzise inkulumo-ze ngokwengqondo, kunokuba zivikelwe ezimpikiswaneni ezenziwa izinkampani.