Fans of the new Borat sequel should thank the Supreme Court’s much-maligned and misunderstood Citizens United decision. Without that ruling, America would resemble the autocratic regime in Borat’s Kazakhstan in the government’s ability to literally ban the Subsequent Moviefilm from release before the election.
The Citizens United ruling was about a movie. Shortly before the 2008 Iowa caucuses, a nonprofit corporation called Citizens United released Hillary: The Movie. As the Supreme Court described the film: “The movie, in essence, is a feature-length negative advertisement that urges viewers to vote against Senator Clinton for President. … The film would be understood by most viewers as an extended criticism of Senator Clinton’s character and her fitness for the office of the Presidency. … The movie concentrates on alleged wrongdoing during the Clinton administration. … There is no reasonable interpretation [of the film] other than as an appeal to vote against Senator Clinton.”
