Posted on 09/08/2014 4:29:09 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Senate Democrats started their campaign-season drive Monday for a constitutional amendment aimed at curbing special interests’ financial clout in elections, a doomed effort the party hopes will help them make a populist appeal to voters.
The measure would allow Congress and the states to limit the money raised and spent in election campaigns by outside groups, candidates and others, curbs that the Supreme Court has weakened in recent years. It has no chance of winning the two-thirds majority needed to clear the Senate, let alone even being considered by the Republican-run House.
Democrats brought the measure to the Senate floor anyway, eight weeks from elections in which they are fighting to retain their majority in the chamber.
Led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Democrats around the country have spent months lambasting special interest campaign spending as being undemocratic, with a special focus on the billionaire Koch brothers. …
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And most importantly, the Labor Unions will get a pass. Ole Harry & Co. are giving the R’s a caseload of ammo with this one. The Republican voters will ALL get POed about this and turn out for the November election.
LIBs/DIMs are truly insane. Will they be limiting cretin union contributions or limiting fascists like soros? LIBs/DIMs wisely closed mental hospitals throughout America in the 60’s and 70’s. There were wise because now there are few facilities in which to commit them.
Yes, more like. Especially for conservative candidates from conservative donors. If this doesn’t work, then it’s back to the IRS and those disappearing emails.
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