The 5-4 ruling eliminated limits on how much money people can donate in total in one election season.
However, the decision left intact the current $5,200 limit on how much an individual can give to any single candidate during a two-year election cycle. Until now, an individual donor could give up to $123,200 per cycle.
The ruling means a wealthy liberal or conservative donor can give as much money as desired to federal election candidates across the country, as long as no candidate receives more than the $5,200 cap.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/politics/scotus-political-donor-limits/NOW.
The way this was explained to me:
Should there be limits on free speech?
Money is the deciding factor.
There will always be some with more money than others but should there be a limit?
This was then compared to the 2nd amendment...
A poor person can buy one gun.
A rich person can buy fifty guns.
But there are still reasonable limits... neither can purchase a tank.
So they are free to exercise those rights (Unless you live in CT or CA)
The solution that was presented to me after this analogy:
Set up a portion of taxes to pay the second candidate with.
One politician goes out campaigning and earns 50,000 dollars.
The other one doesn't campaign but is awarded an equal 50,000 dollars.
Level the playing field.
--Steve
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