Appeals court upholds campaign finance ban on foreign donations

[alp227]

Source: The Washington Post

A three-judge federal panel on Monday upheld a ban on campaign donations by foreigners.

The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by two Canadians challenging the legality of U.S. laws that block the financial influence of foreigners in elections.

The Canadians — one has dual Israeli citizenship — have visas to legally live and work in the United States, and they sued the Federal Election Commission to allow them to donate to political candidates and committees.

In a unanimous opinion issued in the District’s federal court, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote that it wasn’t even a close call for Congress to ban such contributions.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/appeals-court-upholds-campaign-finance-ban-on-foreign-donations/2011/08/08/gIQAbaNO3I_story.html

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Good there are three mystery companies

and Romney

[Snoutport]

2. good news, thanks for sharing

[Angry Dragon]

3. But that does nothing to stop the big boys from spending

soft money in buying tv spots and putting out all kinds of mis-information
in favor of certain candidates

[alp227]

4. yeah i was wondering why foreigners can't donate to campaigns

but even TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS can have infinite influence on our elections

[azul]

5. What about donations from foreign corporations?

Or foreign corporations with US subsidiaries?

Wouldn't that be the icing on the business cake if the supreme court ruled that foreign citizens cannot make political donations in the US but corporate person citizens could, because corporate persons can live everywhere at the same time, and have these special attributes.

Since corporations already have been given constitutional rights, via wealth (free speech), by this generous and over-reaching supreme court.