5. Obviously, Adams is just the most glaring example at the moment..

4. That is why Republican apologist can argue that the case against Adams is weak. It’s weak because the Republican-packed Supreme Court has been undermining our ability to outlaw corruption. All of that is the backdrop for what the traitorous whiner is now doing in relation to Adams.

3. They have also been undermining the very concept of corruption by insisting that it’s just fine to give all sorts of valuable things to an officeholder who just happens to be in a position to protect or harm one’s interests.

2. They have been systematically gutting all attempts at regulating campaign finance so as to ensure a system where one person one vote is replaced by one dollar one vote (and $1 million 1 million votes).

We need to understand this as the next step in a process that has been underway for quite a while now. The Republican-packed Supreme Court has been working hard to ensure that people and corporations can not only buy elections, but also buy elected officials.