Christie: end political contribution limits

[Mr. Morden]

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[New_Conservative]

Sounds reasonable to me.

[Cory]

Sounds horrible to me.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

[NHI]

Sounds reasonable to me.

[Flake]

Sounds horrible to me.

[bedstuy]

Makes sense that a politician from New Jersey would think political corruption is no big deal. 

Anyone who actually understands politics and cares about this country knows that money in politics is a massive problem. 

[Bull Moose Base]

No GOP candidate will take a different position on donation limits but I wonder if any will go further and say if you're citing First Amendment rights to support unlimited donations, it also supports anonymous donations.

[KCDem]

Money doesn't equal speech in any logical world since freedom of speech is meant to be equal. Money isn't. It's pretty simple, and ludicrous that anyone would think otherwise.

[BaconBacon96]

Money doesn't equal speech in any logical world since freedom of speech is meant to be equal. Money isn't. It's pretty simple, and ludicrous that anyone would think otherwise.

[Maxwell]

I don't entirely disagree with him, but this is just classic christie.

[Ljube]

Sounds reasonable to me.

[Ljube]

Money doesn't equal speech in any logical world since freedom of speech is meant to be equal. Money isn't. It's pretty simple, and ludicrous that anyone would think otherwise.

LOL! And where will your podium be, without money? In a public park?

Of course money equals speech, because you cannot convey your views without media coverage which is not free.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Maybe it fails the abstract concept of "free speech", but surely people can recognise that politicians spending over half their waking hours fundraising is a becoming an out of control trainwreck.

[Mister Mets]

Maybe it fails the abstract concept of "free speech", but surely people can recognise that politicians spending over half their waking hours fundraising is a becoming an out of control trainwreck.

Unlimited contributions is arguably a solutuion to that.

It would enable politicians to get the money they need to compete faster.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

There is, of course, the fact that the nebulous ideal of "free speech" is overrated, but the right-wingers here are hilariously naive as to what would happen if campaign finance regulation were completely eliminated.

[KCDem]

Money doesn't equal speech in any logical world since freedom of speech is meant to be equal. Money isn't. It's pretty simple, and ludicrous that anyone would think otherwise.

LOL! And where will your podium be, without money? In a public park?

Of course money equals speech, because you cannot convey your views without media coverage which is not free.

You express your views by voting and getting groups of people organized with similar ideas. If your idea is popular it will flourish.

[MurrayBannerman]

Sounds horrible to me.

[Rockefeller GOP]

Sounds reasonable to me.

[Lief 🗽]

lol, Christie's grasp of public policy is so hilariously/frighteningly juvenile. It's like the only part of his job that he enjoys is yelling at teachers and nurses while the crowd cheers him on. No wonder he's destroyed New Jersey's economy.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

#socialistsforchristie

[SWE]

Sounds horrible to me.

[The Other Castro]

Sounds horrible to me.

[Vosem]

Sounds reasonable to me.

[© tweed]

Money doesn't equal speech in any logical world since freedom of speech is meant to be equal. Money isn't. It's pretty simple, and ludicrous that anyone would think otherwise.

money doesn't talk, it swears  -Bob Dylan