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Related: About this forumReince Priebus Wants All Campaign Finance Caps Eliminated
CATHERINE THOMPSON APRIL 9, 2014, 8:16 AM EDT
Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus said Tuesday that he believes the Supreme Court should go beyond its recent ruling that struck down the limits on how much money a donor can give during an election cycle and get rid of all campaign finance restrictions.
Reacting to the McCuecheon v. FEC ruling on conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt's show, Priebus said the court's decision really won't change how much money flows into politics since it only struck down aggregate limits on donations -- the amount an individual donor can give to a single candidate (or to the RNC) remains intact.
"I dont think we should have caps at all," he said.
Asked if he would push the Supreme Court to further deregulate campaign contributions, Priebus said he would.
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Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)When Republicans make a slippery slope argument against some potential legal change, it's usually something moronic like 'legalizing gay marriage will lead to legalizing men marrying turtles'. But give them a bad legal change, and they will IMMEDIATELY start running downhill, pushing for a worse change downslope. I guess it makes sense, they're simply projecting their own behaviour onto Democrats. They know they always try as hard as possible to make the slippery slope reality, so they assume Dems will too.
Plus, of course, this is their response to changing demographics that favour the left. More and more minorities and young voting left? Disenfranchise, and overwhelm with cash.
tridim
(45,358 posts)I don't understand why they get a single vote, let alone 50%.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)support them is ,to me, the biggest mystery in American politics.
mucifer
(23,521 posts)for the billionaires.
Blue Owl
(50,325 posts)Would it now, Rience...