When the Federal Election Commission unanimously approved an advisory opinion last week that said federal candidates could only solicit up to $5,000 on behalf of so-called super PACs, they were either scoring one for campaign finance reform or helping politicians delude democracy. It just depends on who you ask.Basically it works this way — politicians are allowed to raise money for political action committees, but they have to ask that donors give only up to $5,000. Legally, those donors can give how ever much money they want. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
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