It began in 1971 when future Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell wrote a memo called “Attack on the American Free Enterprise System.” It basically acknowledged that American had become a completely liberal nation and that a right wing counterweight and infrastructure was needed to empower corporations and those who love “free enterprise.” His arguments led to the creation of right wing think tanks and organizations that fuel the conservative movement and the logic that led to unlimited corporation donations being made legal in the Citizens United case.
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