Republican lawyer James Bopp has been chipping away at federal campaign regulations for years. He’s the guy affiliated with the Republican National Lawyers Association who was behind the Citizens United case, which allowed for unlimited corporate campaign spending to influence elections. But his latest plan for a “Republican Super PAC,” say good government groups, clearly violates federal law, and they’re warning GOP members they’d be breaking the rules if they solicit unlimited contributions on behalf of the group.The crux of Bopp’s plan for the Republican Super PAC, which Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones dubbed a “super-duper PAC,” is his belief that the laws banning politicians from coordinating with political action committees “only applies to spending, not to the fundraising.”
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