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Soooo, unlimited political spending for political parties in the US. Whose country, OUR country! Whose city, OUR city! Whose streets, OUR streets!
Uh, that’s not crowds of people filling the streets celebrating. Those are the private party celebrations going on around the world, attended by the ultra rich, billionaires all. And spend they will, may as well go for broke, they can buy these next elections, no problem.
This headline and essay from The Oliphant in 2024 says it all. CALVINBALL
#SCOTUS #USpolitics #Billionaires #Elections #ElectionSpending #Calvinballhttps://writer.oliphant.social/oliphant/its-all-calvinball-now
(Reference today’s news: APNews “The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court’s six conservative justices were again in the majority of the latest decision that upended congressionally enacted limits on raising and spending money to influence elections. The court’s 2010 Citizens United decision opened the door to unlimited independent spending in federal elections.”
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Soooo, unlimited political spending for political parties in the US. Whose country, OUR country! Whose city, OUR city! Whose streets, OUR streets!
Uh, that’s not crowds of people filling the streets celebrating. Those are the private party celebrations going on around the world, attended by the ultra rich, billionaires all. And spend they will, may as well go for broke, they can buy these next elections, no problem.
This headline and essay from The Oliphant in 2024 says it all. CALVINBALL
#SCOTUS #USpolitics #Billionaires #Elections #ElectionSpending #Calvinballhttps://writer.oliphant.social/oliphant/its-all-calvinball-now
(Reference today’s news: APNews “The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that is more than 50 years old.
Prodded by a Republican-led lawsuit that includes Vice President JD Vance, the court’s six conservative justices were again in the majority of the latest decision that upended congressionally enacted limits on raising and spending money to influence elections. The court’s 2010 Citizens United decision opened the door to unlimited independent spending in federal elections.”
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How does Chandy Oommen stand out in a sea of high-budget campaigns? While the average candidate reportedly spends up to ₹4 crore—far exceeding the official limit—Chandy Oommen is winning hearts with a simple ₹20 lakh campaign. By swapping convoys for cycles and ditching plastic flex boards, he is setting a new benchmark for Indian politics. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/how-does-chandy-oommen-stand-out-defying-4-crore-trend-with-a-lean-20-lakh-election-spend-nz84rw0q?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChandyOommen #KeralaPolitics #ElectionSpending
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The BJP is sitting on nearly Rs 10,000 crore in cash and deposits, its audit report reveals. Despite a sharp jump in election spending in 2024–25, the ruling party recorded a substantial rise in its overall corpus. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/multimedia/videos/bjps-cash-holdings-rs-10-000-crore-q8jmma3y?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BJP #PoliticalFunding #ElectionSpending #IndianPolitics
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The Government has made it even easier for dark money, foreign influence, and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics
On Monday, they rushed through massive increases in spending and donations thresholds – without holding a single parliamentary vote and with, seemingly, no media coverage
@BylineTimes
#ElectionSpending
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/11/22/revealed-britains-broken-election-laws-just-got-even-worse/ -
The Government has made it even easier for dark money, foreign influence, and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics
On Monday, they rushed through massive increases in spending and donations thresholds – without holding a single parliamentary vote and with, seemingly, no media coverage
@BylineTimes
#ElectionSpending
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/11/22/revealed-britains-broken-election-laws-just-got-even-worse/