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Addendae 1

Mitch McConnell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell

* McConnell withheld Republican support for Obama presidential initiatives

* frequent use of filibuster

* blocked Obama's judicial nominees incl. SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland

* During Trump admin. McConnell/Senate Republican majority eliminated 60-vote requirement to end filibuster for SCOTUS nominations

* Trump won SCOTUS confirmation battles: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 2y ago

Addendae 1, cont'd

* McConnell led opposition to stricter campaign finance laws, culminating in Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC that in 2010 partially overturned Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

Citizens United v. FEC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC

* SCOTUS: freedom of speech clause of 1st Amendment prohibits gov't from restricting indep. expenditures for political campaigns by corporations, nonprofits, labor unions, other associations

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