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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Campaign Finance Reform

This morning, when I picked up the NY Times in the dining hall, a story about campaign finance reform was on the front page.

The Supreme Court is going to hear a case next Tuesday on the topic of limitations to individual contributions to political candidates. The issue is not over how much an individual can donate, but the number of candidates an individual can contribute to. The current limit is 17.

My question: Why, if so many citizens feel passionately about Citizens United, is campaign finance reform a topic that is decided by the judiciary? Legislators (Sen. McCain for instance) have tried to address this problem from the legislative branch, but to little avail.
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