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January 29, 2010

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