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Exploring Passive Constructions in Context

I choose this article because I`m interested in American politics .
[This article shows the dabates between the conservatives and the
republicans who are ghting !or advantage in !uture elections."
In #$%&' as corporations reached new heights o! wealth and power' Congress
made its views o! the relationship between corporations and campaigning
clear( It banned them !rom contributing to candidates. At midcentur)' it
enacted the broader ban on spending that was repeatedl) rea*rmed over the
decades until it was struc+ down on Thursda).
a, the agent is so obvious that it is not necessaril) to repeat it
b, the agent is so obvious that it is not necessaril) to repeat it
The ma-orit) is deepl) wrong on the law. .ost wrongheaded o! all is its
insistence that corporations are -ust li+e people and entitled to the same /irst
Amendment rights. It is an odd claim since companies are creations o! the
state that exist to ma+e mone). The) are given special privileges' including
di0erent tax rates' to do -ust that. It was a !undamental misreading o! the
Constitution to sa) that these articial legal constructs have the same right
to spend mone) on politics as ordinar) Americans have to spea+ out in
support o! a candidate.
a,1the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important
than who does it
A!ter the court heard the case' 2enator 3ohn .cCain told reporters that he
was troubled b) the 4extreme na5vet67 some o! the -ustices showed about the
role o! special1interest mone) in Congressional lawma+ing.
a,we do not +now who per!ormed the action
In dissent' 3ustice 3ohn Paul 2tevens warned that the ruling not onl) threatens
democrac) but 4will' I !ear' do damage to this institution.7 8istor) is' indeed'
li+el) to loo+ harshl) not onl) on the decision but the court that delivered it.
The Citi9ens :nited ruling is li+el) to be viewed as a shame!ul boo+end to
;ush v. <ore. =ith one >1to14 decision' the court?s conservative ma-orit)
stopped valid votes !rom being counted to ensure the election o! a
conservative president. @ow a similar conservative ma-orit) has distorted the
political s)stem to ensure that Aepublican candidates will be at an enormous
advantage in !uture elections.
a,the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important
than who does it
b,the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important
than who does it
c,the agent is not particularl) important( what is done is more important
than who does it
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