[EL] End Citizens United PAC

[Thomas J. Cares]

FWIW, I've long been incensed at California Democrats for relentlessly
using CU to rile their base, with shameless hypocrisy. CU changed nothing
for CA at the state level because CA allowed everything that CU came to
protect. California still allows corporations to give ~$8k to unlimited
candidates. To my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong) there is no rule even
against multiple related corporations (i.e. same owner) circumventing
limits by all giving the max. Democrats (who control the State) could, of
course, ban direct corporate contributions to candidates, but choose not
to. I'm also not familiar with any serious efforts by the party to limit
state IEs before CU. But they sure as heck use CU for everything it's worth
to rile their base, like they're mindless sheep who shouldn't notice the
hypocrisy on their state level acquiescence.

(I also suspect you have Democrats who like CU itself but pretend it's an
abomination. By the way, *the answer to all this special interest money in
politics **is more money in politics** - a voter voucher system
heavily-diluting special interest money with ultra-clean money*. This is
much more effective and viable than making qualifications onto the first
amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Things were not good before CU. CU is
not the real problem. I would say "get over it.")

Thomas Cares

“This Group Raised $11 Million To Defeat Citizens United. So Why Do People
> Hate Them?” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=82111>
> Posted on April 21, 2016 9:10 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=82111> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Paul Blumenthal nails it.
> <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/end-citizens-united-pac-campaign-finance-reform_us_570e5308e4b0ffa5937da409?6btz8ecsieqqcl3di>The
> End Citizens United PAC is about electing Democratic candidates not ending
> Citizens United.
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> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
> “Electing the President: Rules and Laws”
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=82109>
> Posted on April 21, 2016 8:53 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=82109> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Goldfeder and Perez
> <http://colreaction.stroock.com/Reaction/RSProcess.asp?RSID=izMOQ5dVVROwHBoZ18rTHA&RSTYPE=OPENATTACH>
>  in the NYLJ.
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> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
> Bill Moyers Talks to Richard Painter About Campaign Finance Reform
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=82107>
>


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