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> the current settled law is that throwing money at politicians and them then spending it is speech iirc the ruling is only about donating to pacs (political a
by andrekandre 4y ago
> the current settled law is that throwing money at politicians and them then spending it is speech
iirc the ruling is only about donating to pacs (political action committees) and not politicians directly (small distinction i suppose)
- dragonwriter 4y ago> iirc the ruling is only about donating to pacs (political action committees) and not politicians directly (small distinction i suppose) It's about independent expenditures groups that do not coordinate with candidate campaigns (which have, after the fact, gotten the name “SuperPACs”; normal PACs can legally coordinate with and donate to campaigns, but cannot receive unlimited donations.)
- andrekandre 4y agoright right, super pacs, forgot that specific point, thanks for pointing that out