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Bo-4
03-18-2015, 10:07 AM
I thought that the Clintons were the only ones rules didn't apply to?


“Should we choose -- my lawyers love that, when I say we are 'exploring' a campaign -- should we choose to run for the highest office in the land,” Walker said.

And why do Walker’s lawyers likely wish he'd avoid even the "exploring" language? Federal campaign finance law has specific rules for people exploring a presidential campaign. These include strict limits on the amount of money the candidates can take from a single donor and restrictions on coordinating with supposedly independent groups like super PACs.

But even these rules are not rigorously enforced. And if you aren’t a candidate or "exploring" the possibility of being one, you are free to hire staff and raise unlimited sums for your very own super PAC.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/18/2016-election-campaign-finance_n_6886908.html

Peter1469
03-18-2015, 03:50 PM
If that is what they are doing, they are playing with fire.

Blackrook
03-18-2015, 07:55 PM
Election laws are stupid and unconstitutional, so I don't care.

Peter1469
03-18-2015, 07:58 PM
They are certainly very complicated.