Our campaign finance laws are an unrealistic infringement on free speech. It is insane that candidates must spend most their time groveling for money as opposed to addressing voters.
It is also a bonanza for lawyers to figure out ways to evade these restrictions.
When all else fails, why not just turn to fraud or worse?
An unlikely treasure-trove of donors for Clinton
NEW YORK -- Something remarkable happened at 44 Henry St., a grimy Chinatown tenement with peeling walls. It also happened nearby at a dimly lighted apartment building with trash bins clustered by the front door.
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Clinton has raised more money than any candidate in history. Those dishwashers, waiters and street stall hawkers are part of the reason. And Clinton's success in gathering money from Chinatown's least-affluent residents stems from a two-pronged strategy: mutually beneficial alliances with powerful groups, and appeals to the hopes and dreams of people now consigned to the margins.
Clinton has enlisted the aid of Chinese neighborhood associations, especially those representing recent immigrants from Fujian province. The organizations, at least one of which is a descendant of Chinatown criminal enterprises that engaged in gambling and human trafficking, exert enormous influence over immigrants. The associations help them with everything from protection against crime to obtaining green cards.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-donors19oct19,0,1976718,full.story
I wonder by what stretch of the imagination this type of campaign financing is and improvement?
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