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On the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which said that corporations and unions could spend an unlimited amount on political speech, Justice Antonin Scalia gave a simple solution to those who don’t like result: turn off the TV.

Speaking during a presentation before the South Carolina Bar Saturday in Columbia, S.C., Scalia said he has no problem with the rise of the super-PAC ads that have glutted the state’s airwaves ahead of the primary there, according to the Associated Press.

“I don't care who is doing the speech â€" the more the merrier," said Scalia, who was in the majority in the 5-4 Citizens United decision. "People are not stupid. If they don't like it, they'll shut it off."

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