Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Randa’s Ruling – Eviscerating Campaign Contribution Limits by Laurel Davila

Are we going in the wrong direction again? Do we really need more loopholes in campaign finance? Why is it okay for political candidates to circumvent the laws we have under the excuse it is in the interest of promoting “political speech”?

Per Huffington Post journalist, Paul Blumenthal: “An investigation targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) for alleged illegal coordination with independent conservative groups during his 2012 recall election has been thrown into limbo by a lawsuit that could turn into the next big challenge to campaign finance limits. The case has the potential to blow a hole in anti-coordination rules in Wisconsin and beyond -- a hole that would effectively wipe away campaign contribution limits by allowing candidates to control the unlimited and secret contributions raised by not-really-independent groups.” 

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