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2010-03-26 Home Front: Politix

Breaking: D.C. Circuit strikes down individual contribution limit

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-03-26 13:14|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#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|| 2010-03-26 14:01|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-03-26 14:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2010-03-26 17:21|| Front Page Top

#4 But what about honest government? Oh wait, what the hell was I thinking ... never mind.

Posted by DMFD 2010-03-26 19:38|| 2010-03-26 19:38|| Front Page Top

#5 any word on taking foreign money? Peso, Pound, Ruble...

Posted by airandee 2010-03-26 21:58|| 2010-03-26 21:58|| Front Page Top

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