It was illegal for minors to donate at one time. However the USSC ruled that this section was unconstitutional. So on what basis is the age limited to those 16 and above? And I don’t understand how foreign nationals who are in this country legally are permitted by law to donate to US political campaigns (they can).
http://www.fec.gov/law/feca/feca.pdf
Page 92
441k. Prohibition on contributions by minors
“An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make a contribution to a candidate or contribution or donation to a committee of a political party.”
Section 318 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) , Pub. L. No. 107-55, ammended the Act to add section 441k. This amendment was effective as of November 6, 2002. However, in McConnell vs. FEC, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), The Supreme Court ruled that ammendment 441k was unconstitutional.
441k. Prohibition on contributions by minors “An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make a contribution to a candidate or contribution or donation to a committee of a political party.”
Section 318 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) , Pub. L. No. 107-55, ammended the Act to add section 441k. This amendment was effective as of November 6, 2002. However, in McConnell vs. FEC, 540 U.S. 93 (2003), The Supreme Court ruled that ammendment 441k was unconstitutional
Of what purpose does it serve to have a 16 year old win a trip to a Democratic Convention, that seems wrong on so many levels... First of all they can not vote, second of all, is that encouraging minors to be transported across state lines, and who will be their gaurdian and Mainly they are not of legal age to gamble anywhere.