Two good government groups are warning members of Congress that soliciting donations for “Super PACs” would be illegal. In a letter to members of the House and Senate, Campaign Legal Center President Trevor Potter and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer wrote that the members of Congress themselves would be breaking the law if they agreed to solicit funds on behalf of the groups.After Republican lawyer James Bopp set up “Republican Super PAC” and asserted that the ban on coordination between such groups and candidates only applied to how money was spent (not how it was raised), Democratic groups asked if that scheme was legal and said they’d join in if it was. But Potter and Wertheimer said both sides of the aisle should steer clear of the idea for now.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=111243