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The Statutory Ban on Foreign Money in U.S. Elections
A federal statute prohibits persons who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents (that is, holders of “green cards”) from contributing any money to candidates for state or federal office, or to American political parties. The provision was originally enacted in the 1970s. In the 1990s, the statute received some public attention when it was alleged that fundraisers for the Democratic Party and its candidates were attempting to circumvent the law by raising money from foreign sources, including the People’s Republic of China.
In 2002, the law was amended with the adoption of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act–also known as “BCRA” or “McCain-Feingold.” The amendment made clear that the foreign money ban applied to state as well as federal elections, a position that the Federal Election Commission had taken under the old wording of the statute.
The 2002 amendment also added a prohibition on the use of foreign funds for “independent expenditures” on campaign speech. As the term suggests, an independent expenditure supports a candidate (typically through advertising) but is not funded by the candidate himself or herself.
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We were promised the most honest and open government…they were going to rid Washington of the “culture of corruption”. Pfft..They wrote the book on corruption.
Patrick Kennedy is keeping Hsu’s money.
It seems Mr Hsu did not show up. I wonder if some Democrats helped him slip back to China.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RFDRS80&show_article=1
Just LOOK at the extensive list of DemoKriminals who took the dirty, illegal Chicom money!
But they CARE, you see, they’e for the common man the little guy! IT’S FOR THE CHILDREN!!!
Oh you fools, chumps, simpletons, babbing idiots that believe that for the Democrites! You are useful idiots!