Supreme Court Hears Another Challenge
To Campaign Finance Law by Nina Totenberg October
08, 2013 3:02 AM
The situation within limiting big money
in politics can be complicated . . . How can we really limit this? There will
always be big money companies who can sneak in great amounts to those they
prefer. Money talks. With money comes great power. We can always say, it’s our
money I earned it; so, I will use it the way I want to use it. Republicans are against this contribution
limits and generally the Democrats are supporting this matter. Many donors
prefer having no limits since it is their money. Money can corrupt and control
anyone. “Harvard
Law professor Lawrence Lessig argues in a friend-of-the-court brief that the
Founding Fathers, in writing the Constitution, were most worried about just
this sort of "institutional corruption. They had experienced the king's
corruption of the British Parliament with money and favors, and they didn't
want the same thing happening in the United States.” It says here that, justices see
this more as a question towards free speech. Balancing a decent finance law,
probably would be good since it might just equally distribute what they can
attain and work with. Then that would be it. If the amount donated continues to
be unlimited, there will always be that certain group or a certain political
leader to win hands down. Will this ever be solved? Well, I do see it as an effect
towards free speech with how much I want to give— then again what if. We can
always try. Once rules are made and set straight we’ll study, compare, and see
how it will work. Though money just seem to win when it comes to power.
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