--- title: "7 United Decision Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 7 United Decision quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best United Decision sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/jane-mayer-1031_citizens_the-citizens-united-decision-was-in-many_381841.png" --- > [“the Citizens United decision was in many respects a return to the Gilded Age. Justice”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-citizens-united-decision-was-in-many-respects-a-return-to-the/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/jane-mayer-1031_citizens_the-citizens-united-decision-was-in-many_381841.png) > [ “they got one in the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. It “was really Jim \[Bopp\]’s brainchild,” Richard L. Hasen, an expert on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/they-got-one-in-the-supreme-court-s-citizens-united-decision-it-was/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/jane-mayer-1031_citizens-united_they-got-one-in-the-supreme-court-s-citi_976718.jpg) > [“Another consequence was that the Citizens United decision shifted the balance of power from parties built on broad consensus to individuals who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/another-consequence-was-that-the-citizens-united-decision-shifted-the/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/jane-mayer-1031_balance-of-power_another-consequence-was-that-the-citizen_2382290.jpg) > [We need a Supreme Court that will stand up on behalf of women's rights, on behalf of the rights of the LGBT…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/we-need-a-supreme-court-that-will-stand-up-on-behalf-of-women-s/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/hillary-clinton-51_behalf_we-need-a-supreme-court-that-will-stand_2400855.jpg) > [The Citizens United decision dramatically intensified the political gridlock in our country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-murphy/the-citizens-united-decision-dramatically-intensified-the-political/) [Patrick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-murphy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/patrick-murphy-19388_citizens-united_the-citizens-united-decision-dramaticall_2705669.jpg) > [People have tried all kinds of ways to fix things, like electing Obama and having a debate about decreasing the power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kalle-lasn/people-have-tried-all-kinds-of-ways-to-fix-things-like-electing-obama/) [Kalle Lasn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kalle-lasn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/kalle-lasn-22904_all-kinds_people-have-tried-all-kinds-of-ways-to-f_2902611.jpg) > [“By overturning many of these restrictions, the Citizens United decision was in many respects a return to the Gilded Age.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/by-overturning-many-of-these-restrictions-the-citizens-united/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/jane-mayer-1031_citizens-united_by-overturning-many-of-these-restriction_3138943.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/united-decision/#itemlist", "name": "United Decision Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“the Citizens United decision was in many respects a return to the Gilded Age. 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