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SCOTUS has just ruled that the rich can try to buy the government.
A very different situation from what it was until now. Until now, only the media could buy the government, running all the campaign ads they wanted for or against any candidate or issue they wanted, under the guise of reporting "news", which was not restricted at all. Most everybody else was restricted.
No wonder the liberals are screaming about it. No longer do they have their monopoly where the media can run 100 stories showing conservatives in a bad light and only 4 showing them in a good light, while vice-versa for liberal candidates.
Now other people who might not feel the way the media does, can run lots of ads too! OH MY GOD!!!
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., argued Wednesday that the Supreme Courts latest campaign finance decision makes the threat of an IRS investigation into 501(c)(4) groups less of a deterrent to Republican donors.
Schumer discussed the damage of the McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission ruling in which the court ruled that individuals can donate to as many candidates as they like, as long as they respect the limits imposed on how much they can give to those candidates during a press briefing at the Capitol.
Lets say youre a person who doesnt believe in undisclosed money; lets say youre a person who doesnt want to go to a 501(c)(4) because youre worried maybe therell be an IRS investigation sometime down the road, Schumer told reporters. You can write one check to a joint committee of 232 House members and give them each the maximum.
For the last election, Koch PACs spent $4.9 million in disclosed contributions (figures that appear on the chart referenced by Strassel). But they also spent over $407 million on undisclosed campaign entities
Government for sale.
There is no liberal media.
Poor liberals. All they can do is deny, deny, deny, and repeat their fibs over and over, hoping the tooth fairy will make them come true.
There is no liberal media.
Poor liberals. All they can do is deny, deny, deny, and repeat their fibs over and over, hoping the tooth fairy will make them come true.
Between this and Citizens United, private entities are now on the same level as unions and non-profits when it comes to bribing lawmakers, I mean contributing to re-election funds. Given that it's now okay to write a check to a politician, I can at least take some level of consolation in knowing it's above board now.
You want to get rid of the corruption, then get rid of allowing anyone to write a check to a politician entirely and have only public funding of elections. Get rid of political action committees, get rid of private donations, get rid of lobbyists and their tit-for-tat deals with politicians and regulatory entities, just take money out of the whole process.
Between this and Citizens United, private entities are now on the same level as unions and non-profits when it comes to bribing lawmakers, I mean contributing to re-election funds. Given that it's now okay to write a check to a politician, I can at least take some level of consolation in knowing it's above board now.
You want to get rid of the corruption, then get rid of allowing anyone to write a check to a politician entirely and have only public funding of elections. Get rid of political action committees, get rid of private donations, get rid of lobbyists and their tit-for-tat deals with politicians and regulatory entities, just take money out of the whole process.
Why do you want only rich people to be elected?
Between this and Citizens United, private entities are now on the same level as unions and non-profits when it comes to bribing lawmakers, I mean contributing to re-election funds. Given that it's now okay to write a check to a politician, I can at least take some level of consolation in knowing it's above board now.
You want to get rid of the corruption, then get rid of allowing anyone to write a check to a politician entirely and have only public funding of elections. Get rid of political action committees, get rid of private donations, get rid of lobbyists and their tit-for-tat deals with politicians and regulatory entities, just take money out of the whole process.
Why do you want only rich people to be elected?
I don't. The system is broken, but nobody has a solution on how to fix it. Let anyone write a check and we're open to bribery in the form of campaign contributions. No contributions and only the rich run. Public funding of elections has it's own issues concerning how to pay and keeping third parties out (nevermind the ballot laws on the books now that favor the Dems and Repubs).
It's a huge quagmire of a problem but no one seems to have any idea what to do except bash everyone else.
Het plazmaball. Cotporations are people.This is a bad idea.
After the weirdly unconstitutional rulings in Kelo and the Obamacare decision, this is finally a breath of fresh air.
Liberals are in a paroxysm of rage over this one. Letting conservatives say whatever they want, as much as they want, does more harm to the leftist agenda than anything else possibly could. Leftist Stephen Breyer even stopped court proceedings to read a protest aloud from the bench.
When liberals get that steamed, you know you've done something right.
The ruling is perfectly appropriate, consistent with Citizens United and First Amendment jurisprudence overall.
However well intentioned a law might be, seeking to limit political speech as a solution to too much money in politics is indeed un-Constitutional.
I hate this ruling. If a man you elect is driven more by money than his convictions or by his constituents, what would be the point of having elections if your candidate was already bought and paid for before the first vote is cast?
Het plazmaball. Cotporations are people.This is a bad idea.
After the weirdly unconstitutional rulings in Kelo and the Obamacare decision, this is finally a breath of fresh air.
Liberals are in a paroxysm of rage over this one. Letting conservatives say whatever they want, as much as they want, does more harm to the leftist agenda than anything else possibly could. Leftist Stephen Breyer even stopped court proceedings to read a protest aloud from the bench.
When liberals get that steamed, you know you've done something right.
Clearly bought politicians doing what is best to get the money is democracy, right?
