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hey everyone,
felt like its been too long since i put up any music. this ones kinda like a mix between the dandies and uh... me i guess. geez, what am i talking about? hey blamers and fan! hows it goin? things are pretty swell back here in chicago. im back in school and out of work but im trying so dont worry! aunt mary kay called and said she was coming in with mum next weekend, should be fun. Oh my gosh, i just listened to this old song i did and my voice is fucking horrendous. what a black eye for me. anyway, hope all is well with the kids. drop me a line or come in and visit anytime you want.
yours truly

senor mcfuturepat

heres the new single almost in the can. its called "i broke my shoe again" and i seriously recommend listening on head phones if you dont have nice speakers. download by copying and pasting link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mzjn5zmiofe

PS this is a new version of the song i uploaded after the original posting.

More Liberal Bullshit

Tomorrow (9 September) the U.S. Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments for Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. The Cornell Law website sums it up nicely:

In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court will have to decide whether a ninety-minute video on demand about Hillary Clinton is subject to the financial restrictions and disclosure requirements of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act or whether the film qualifies for an exemption of either. The Court will need to balance the interest in protecting free speech with that of protecting the public from corruption and improper influence over the election. The decision will have a tremendous impact on not-for-profit organizations that publish these types of documentaries, as well as political candidates. As technology changes and continues to increase the ways in which information is distributed to the masses, cases like this one here, which attempt to define exactly what is to be regulated and how it is done, are becoming increasingly more important.

This case will prove to be interesting because a ruling with Citizens United is liable to open up a floodgate of corporate spending on elections - which today is greatly limited by the McCain-Feingold act - which will have devastating consequences on our democracy. If the Court rules in favor of the Federal Election Commission, however, it could give the government greater control of the nation's news mediums (including the final frontier of the internet).

The fact that the Court picked this case in particular in regards to campaign finance reform is interesting. Given the conservative majority of the Court, one would assume that they will rule on the side of the First Amendment. This gives them the opportunity to allow corporate America to further dominate our politics.

At first glance, this case appears to be one of First Amendment rights and electioneering. On the inside, however, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission potentially holds another opportunity for rampant neoliberal economic debauchery which is the last thing this country needs during a time of rising unemployment.