In the citizens united case the supreme court interpreted political donations as only allowable for low-income candidates a restriction on equal access to democracy a form of speech protected by the constitution an unconstitutional influence over policymakers

a form of speech protected by the Constitution.

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court held that campaign donations and independent expenditures by nonprofit corporations, for-profit corporations, labor unions and other associations were a form of free speech. Therefore, these could not be limited or restricted due to the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution. The decision remains highly controversial.

disequilibrium means that either supply is greater than the demand for an available good, or that the demand for a product outstrips the available supply. it implies that the price for a is either too low creating large demand, or too high creating a large surplus of supply.