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Originally Posted by sterlingice
Not really. Let's go back to what you said.
I, as a private individual can spend money in support or opposition of candidates currently. And, in fact, I can spend just as much as your later mentioned George Soros or T. Boone Pickens- we are each limited to $2000. If I had their resources, I could try to create an organization where I could try to get others to help bundle their money for a candidate but that's it.
I could create a 527, which is, frankly, a loophole that needs to be subject to the same laws as PACs- but that's pretty much my only avenue and I still cannot directly advocate for or against a candidate. But a ruling in this case against campaign finance and you can kiss this change goodbye.
So, I guess you must be opposed to overturning campaign finance laws as they currently exist.
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Actually, I'd like to see them all go away. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, after all. I don't have a problem if George Soros wants to spend $100,000,000 on television advertisements that say my candidate is a douche, but I want to be able to get together with some like-minded individuals on my side and counter those advertisements as well.
I care less about donation limits to specific candidates than I do donation limits/restrictions on political speech of outside organizations... probably because I'm much more inclined to donate to an outside organization than an actual candidate.
