Hmmm; let me only pose the question, was <i>Austin</i> or <i>Citizens United</i> the judicial activism?  (<i>Citizens United</i> explicitly reversed <i>Austin</i>.)<p>As for the foreign corporations, yes, that's an interesting question not touched up on in <i>Citizens United</i>.  As a matter of policy, those US citizens working for a "foreign master" (to put it in the worst way) are nonetheless affected by legislation, and I find it hard to justify completely excluding such a corporation from the arena of politics ... especially since full disclosure in this case is not as problematic for a company.<p>Pat Buchanan had an interesting/amusing proposal for dealing with foreign influences that I like, except that I don't see how to put it into practice: outlaw (in whatever method needed) lobbying by them unless done by foreign nationals.