goldcatt
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- Aug 4, 2009
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i'm pretty sure that the FEC regulates or actually distributes public cash for the parties' national primary conventions - some $4M of largess. less for minor or new parties, also based on their election performances the prior go-round. that is the federal part. i really dont know how states work in that respect. this is independent from the campaign money which individual primary candidates get, and goes to the parties coffers.
no, parties aren't part of the government, but they are part of the government's elections. there's some value in considering that nuance. the Fed is not part of the government, but it is part of the government's monetary policy. these organizations are similar in that they operate in specific capacities in government functions, precluding them, i think, from summary inclusion with other organizations in the private sector, particularly dealing directly with their respective purview.
like i said earlier, i think that funding allowances should be raised and that the government should step out of the hand-out game on the fed and state level, however, i dont think that that will advantage small or non-party politics either.
So you're addressing campaign financing? All right, we can look at primary campaign financing if you like. And nomonating conventions too, since they no longer actually select the candidates and are basically campaign events these days.
I'd like to go back to the whole idea of the two major parties being entities that fulfill specific capacities in government functions first though. I have one question. If, as an example, the Republican Party as an entity were to cease to exist tomorrow, would government function also cease? What would be the real net effect on government function and the people who hold those offices?