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Md. Firm Runs for Congress in Satire of Supreme Court Ruling

HeadlineJan 29, 2010

A Maryland-based public relations firm has launched a congressional campaign to satirize last week’s Supreme Court ruling allowing corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections. In a five-to-four decision, the Court overturned century-old restrictions on corporations, unions and other interest groups from using their vast treasuries to advocate for a specific candidate. In response, the company, Murray Hill, released a campaign ad announcing its candidacy in the Republican primary in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District.

Announcer: “Thanks to an enlightened Supreme Court, corporations now have all the rights the Founding Fathers meant for us. It’s our democracy. We bought it. We paid for it. And we’re going to keep it. That’s why Murray Hill Incorporated is taking democracy’s next step: running for Congress. The way we see it, corporate America has been the driving force behind Congress for years. But now it’s time we got behind the wheel ourselves.”

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