Sanders enlists Ben & Jerry's in fight against super-PACs

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is enlisting the help of Ben & Jerry's ice cream to make the case against the Citizens United campaign finance ruling.

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of ice cream company, rail against the 2013 Supreme Court case that allowed corporations to donate unlimited sums to super-PACs in a new email blast to Sanders supporters.

The ad is in the style of a mock text message conversation and titled “Ben & Jerry: people, Ben & Jerry’s: corporation.” It's meant to chide supporters of Citizens United over the idea that corporations should have the same free speech rights as people.

“That's ridiculous. And what it means is that this presidential election, there will be a whole mess of shadowy money and corporate contributions backing candidates and causes on both sides of the aisle,” Greenfield says.

“Except for Bernie Sanders, of course. Bernie has led the fight to put an end to the corrupting influence of big money in our politics,” Cohen adds.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/247827-sanders-enlists-ben-jerrys-in-fight-against-super-pacs

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