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Until today there were two limits on donating to candidates. One was the base limit, the cap on the amount you can give to any single candidate. The other was the aggregate limit, a cap on the total amount you can give to all candidates. Right now you’re capped at $48,600 when donating directly to candidates and $123,200 total, including party committees; if you want to give more than that, too bad. The base limit is there to prevent you from dropping $10 million on a congressman, essentially buying his seat for him, and then having him do your bidding forever. It’s supposed to be a stumbling block to corruption.
buster2010
Yes they let it pass because the dimwit judges think that money equals free speech. Now we should pass the wear a patch law. It's where the politicians have to wear patches that shows who has bought them.
reply to post by xuenchen
Somebody's gonna get stuck !!!
reply to post by WhiteAlice
I think that this may actually be one of those key points where the parties are going to be very divided. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
buster2010
Yes they let it pass because the dimwit judges think that money equals free speech. Now we should pass the wear a patch law. It's where the politicians have to wear patches that shows who has bought them.
deadcalm
How is it that Americans aren't rioting in the streets?
reply to post by WanDash
Is there any way of getting this enacted & implemented? - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
reply to post by buster2010
It's where the politicians have to wear patches that shows who has bought them. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
crazyewok
The the USA is now a officially 2 party cooperate dictatorship?
Can you please stop with that land of the free crap now?edit on 3-4-2014 by crazyewok because: (no reason given)
beezzer
crazyewok
The the USA is now a officially 2 party cooperate dictatorship?
Can you please stop with that land of the free crap now?edit on 3-4-2014 by crazyewok because: (no reason given)
Land of the Fee
(fixed it for ya')