Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Dumb, pathetic legalism of U.S. campaign finance

"Our lawyers are confident that we did not cross the line into express advocacy," said the Nevada chapter director of Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-founded political advocacy group.

How dumb is that?  How dumb is the Supreme Court, and how f--king dumb do they think we are to buy this crap?  AFP spent $ millions trashing a Democrat running for office in Nevada; but according to the Supreme Court, since AFP didn't say "don't vote for him," they don't have to disclose their political donors.

We all know that AFP was campaigning against a specific candidate, whether it was "express" or not.  And yet they can dodge the law on a technicality as if it means something.  It doesn't.  They are spending $ millions to take out Democratic candidates, and everybody knows it.

But the SCOTUS asks us to close our eyes to the obvious, blazing truth staring us in our faces.  Pathetic.  Disgusting.  This is "I didn't inhale" to the 10th power.


By Anjeanette Damon
July 22, 2012 | Las Vegas Sun

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