http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/supreme-court-poll_n_5279535.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013
An overwhelming majority of voters would support sweeping reforms to
the Supreme Court, as trust and confidence in the institution has eroded
in recent years, according to a new survey by the Democratic-aligned firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner.
Wide
majorities disagree with the recent 5-4 party-line rulings that have
upended a century of campaign finance law and tilted the rules in favor
of the extremely wealthy and major corporations. The landmark Citizens
United ruling was opposed by a whopping 80-18 margin. The more recent
McCutcheon decision, which lifted caps on total giving, was said by a 51
percent majority to be likely to create more corruption, while 8
percent suggested it would lead to less.
By a 60-36 spread, those
surveyed said that Supreme Court justices were more likely to be
carrying out a personal or political agenda than working to render a
fair and impartial judgment, an opinion that cut across party lines.
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