Colbert & Campaign Finance Law

6:59 pm EST October 26th, 2007 | Politics | 4 Comments

This lawyerly look at the legalities of Stephen Colbert’s run for the White House via South Carolina makes me think more and more that increased regulation aka “clean elections” will remain a pipe dream. Every time the system has been regulated, or attempted to be regulated, there’s always a loophole found (ie. McCain Feingold begat Republican and Democratic friendly 527s with even more cash to slosh around). The campaign finance reform folks are striving for a system where its not a war among the richest.

But it is already. (via grumpy old man august who remembers when things were better, you know, before.)

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4 Responses to “Colbert & Campaign Finance Law”

  1. SaveFarris says:
    October 26, 2007 at 8:25 pm

    Every time the system has been regulated, or attempted to be regulated, there’s always a loophole found

    BINGO!!!! How long till you come to understand that this same principle works the exact same way for gun control, immigration and health care?

  2. Oliver Willis says:
    October 26, 2007 at 9:26 pm

    Because nobody gets killed from campaign finance, idiot.

  3. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    October 26, 2007 at 9:53 pm

    “BINGO!!!! How long till you come to understand that this same principle works the exact same way for gun control, immigration and health care?”

    What the fuck is wrong with you? Seriously, SaveFarris, why are you such a completely moron?

  4. Doggedly says:
    October 28, 2007 at 4:11 am

    Farkle and Farris really need to get out of Mom’s
    basement and into the fresh air.

    Maybe they’ll run into each other.

    80 MPH would be nice.

    Really guys. Disagreeing is cool, Being disagreeable aint. No way. No how.

    To aptly quote one of you jokers. GROW UP.