Why the Recent Supreme Court Ruling is Anti-Democracy

I am still pained by the recent supreme court decision which allows corporations to spend unlimited dollars in political advertising under the supposed protective shield of Freedom of Speech. What was once the country where "all men are created equal," is rapidly becoming the country where "all dollars are created equal."

What do I mean by this?

By this ruling, the court is creating an unlevel playing field in an individuals right to participate in government and civic affairs. Instead of individual having an inherent equal right to participate in our democracy, the court is defining a persons or entity's ability to participate by the number of dollars they have. Not only is this not "Freedom of Speech," it actually stifles freedom of speech because the wealthy few can drown out the unwealthy masses with their dollars. This is not what the framers of the constitution had in mind, I assure you. Right now, Jefferson and Franklin are turning in their graves.

Our democracy is rapidly becoming anything but a democracy; in fact, we are becoming an oligarchy -- where those individuals rewarded disproportionally by the vagaries of an imperfect market are having a disproportionate impact on our government and way of life.

What a shame.