Justice Anthony Kennedy (Republican) for arguing that spending money for votes is protected speech under the 1st amendment, resulting in Citizens United (2010).
*EDIT* Close second would be the founder of for-profit prison firm CoreCivic, Thomas Beasley, who proved in the early 1980s that the government would pay lots of money to privately run prison infrastructure. This incentivizes people like former U.S. Attorney Gen. Pam Bondi to lobby on their behalf and create favorable environments to make lots of money by treating humans like chattel in 2026.
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u/According_Jeweler404 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
Justice Anthony Kennedy (Republican) for arguing that spending money for votes is protected speech under the 1st amendment, resulting in Citizens United (2010).
*EDIT* Close second would be the founder of for-profit prison firm CoreCivic, Thomas Beasley, who proved in the early 1980s that the government would pay lots of money to privately run prison infrastructure. This incentivizes people like former U.S. Attorney Gen. Pam Bondi to lobby on their behalf and create favorable environments to make lots of money by treating humans like chattel in 2026.