Question

5. What do you think President Obama meant when he commented that the Citizens United case might “open the floodgates for special interests”?

Answer 1

Answer:

He believed that the influx of domestic and foreign corporate money given for election through lobbyists should be limited.

Explanation:

c/p from speech:

"it's time to put strict limits on the contributions that lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. Last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, and worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and that's why I'm urging Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong."