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Former President Jimmy Carter blasted the Citizens United ruling that freed corporations and labor unions from restrictions on political spending as "the most stupid decision the Supreme Court ever made" during a radio interview Thursday.

Carter said that the influx of money in politics was responsible for increased hostility and partisan divisiveness in Washington.

"There was a much more harmonious relationship among all people in Washington including Democrats and Republicans and between the House and the Senate and the White House when I was there," Carter told Laura Ingraham. "And I think that this change has taken place in the last 30 years since I left the White House because of the massive infusion of money into the political process and the use of a lot of that money just for negative advertisements to destroy the reputation or the character of your opponent.  And that animosity carries over into Washington."

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