[STARWISE]

"Many on the right remain angry he supported the campaign finance law sponsored by his friend John McCain. "There are problems with people giving politicians large sums of money and then asking them to pass legislation," Mr. Thompson says. Still, he notes he proposed the amendment to raise the $1,000 per person "hard money" federal contribution limit.

Conceding that McCain-Feingold hasn't worked as intended, and is being riddled with new loopholes, he throws his hands open in exasperation. "I'm not prepared to go there yet, but I wonder if we shouldn't just take off the limits and have full disclosure with harsh penalties for not reporting everything on the Internet immediately."


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[onyx]

GOOD on you. Keep that handy and easily accessible. I have a feeling we'll need you to trot it again. :0)

[Howlin]

Thank you!

[Howlin]

See Starwise's post, please!

[BigSkyFreeper]

Conceding that McCain-Feingold hasn't worked as intended, and is being riddled with new loopholes, he throws his hands open in exasperation. "I'm not prepared to go there yet, but I wonder if we shouldn't just take off the limits and have full disclosure with harsh penalties for not reporting everything on the Internet immediately."

I like the idea of "immediacy of disclosure on the internet". It makes more sense then having to see the who/what/where/when after the elections are over.