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| Breaking: D.C. Circuit strikes down individual contribution limit |
| 2010-03-26 |
| Mods - From a subscription newletter, so no link. Just came in. Couldn't find another source, but there should be some shortly. Two months after the Supreme Court rejected a law limiting corporate spending on political campaigns, the nation's second-highest federal court unanimously decided today to overturn the $5,000 limit on individual contributions to political committees. The ruling by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in SpeechNow.org v. FEC is among the first ripples spreading across campaign finance law after the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. It could result in fatter bankrolls for "political committees," such as 527 groups, which can advocate on issues as long as they do not coordinate with candidates or political parties. They just had to get a personal opinion in there, didn't they? |
| Posted by:Barbara Skolaut |
| #5 any word on taking foreign money? Peso, Pound, Ruble... |
| Posted by: airandee 2010-03-26 21:58 |
| #4 But what about honest government? Oh wait, what the hell was I thinking ... never mind. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-03-26 19:38 |
| #3 Agree with mojo. No contributions except from natural persons who are citizens of the US. All contributions, regardless of size, must be disclosed & posted on the internet. If you spend money you can't account for, you go to jail. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2010-03-26 17:21 |
| #2 Here's a link to Professor Volokh's report on it. (Working, so don't have much time to root around for more.) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-26 14:10 |
| #1 Good. Individuals should be able to give as much as they like, with full reporting of donations. Corporate persons (a legal fiction) should not be able to give money to politicians in any way shape or form. The individuals that comprise the corp, sure, but not the corp itself. Me, I'd lock out "NGO's" as well, but I'm a notorious hard-ass. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-03-26 14:01 |