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vineyardmikeyesterday at 11:40 PM2 repliesview on HN

We already have laws that limit how much you can give to someone else’s campaign. We’ve already crossed that threshold in terms of “free speech”.


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sokoloffyesterday at 11:44 PM

Passing a law that restricts the amount of my own money that I can spend talking about myself seems especially directly a 1A violation.

NoMoreNicksLefttoday at 2:04 AM

An old law, belonging to a set of laws which have been eroded over the decades such that it's surprising this one hasn't been set aside already. Both Congress and the courts have changed in ways that won't ever let that be passed again, or let it stand if it somehow is snuck into law. That era is over, you will never succeed in bringing it back.

And if you think anything's going to change in November, you're going to be really disappointed.