2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJeb Bush Evading Contribution Limits, Exploits "Non-candidate" status
'Ol Jeb seems to be killing off whatever is left of law-and-order regarding presidential campaign finance, by keeping himself in non-candidate "exploratory" status while they try to raise that hundred million dollars by the end of this month, a previously stated goal... even though everyone knows he's running, he is retaining "non-candidate" status for an extended period of time to evade limits on the amounts of individual contributions to his committee!
If he can do this and get away with it, then everyone else will have to do the same to remain competitive, and the laws become a joke (but that's kind of the Bush way, isn't it? "The laws are meant for other people, Standard operating procedure"
(from article)
"As Jeb Bush continues a torrid fundraising schedule across the country, he is pushing new boundaries of campaign finance law, exploiting his status as a non-candidate to avoid contribution limits and amass a cash pile already in the tens of millions"
"Watchdog groups are alarmed, saying Bushs actions are highly questionable, if not a direct violation of law, and could lead others to do the same, threatening to upend what is left of campaign finance law."
Read more:
http://saynotojeb.com/jeb-bush-exploits-campaign-finance/
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(100,028 posts)Some things just can't be bought, and if the greedy fucking scumbags take over the White House, America will cease to exist as we know it.