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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 10:51 PM
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If the court rules that Corporations are people when it comes to election laws, does that mean they
would be limited to donating $ 2,400 per candidate in each election...
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-15-09 11:06 PM
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1. Setting up paper corporations is easy.
All you need is a lawyer & a PO Box.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 01:14 AM
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2. Sounds logical to me...
But I'm no expert...

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BzaDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-16-09 02:02 AM
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3. That doesn't matter; they will be able to spend unlimited amounts on their own ads
Edited on Wed Sep-16-09 02:03 AM by BzaDem
to elect or defeat candidates (if they win this case).
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