Difference between revisions of "Buckley v. Valeo"
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| − | In ''Buckley v. Valeo'', 424 U.S. 1 | + | In ''Buckley v. Valeo'', 424 U.S. 1 (1976) (per curiam), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld the power of [[Congress]] to limit campaign contributions but declared unconstitutional any limits on a candidate spending his own money on his own campaign. |
One result of this decision has been a growing number of self-financed, wealthy politicians gaining election by spending their own money, including Jon Corzine, Michael Bloomberg, Peter Fitzgerald and Arnold Schwarzenegger. | One result of this decision has been a growing number of self-financed, wealthy politicians gaining election by spending their own money, including Jon Corzine, Michael Bloomberg, Peter Fitzgerald and Arnold Schwarzenegger. | ||
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Revision as of 00:18, August 6, 2007
In Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976) (per curiam), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the power of Congress to limit campaign contributions but declared unconstitutional any limits on a candidate spending his own money on his own campaign.
One result of this decision has been a growing number of self-financed, wealthy politicians gaining election by spending their own money, including Jon Corzine, Michael Bloomberg, Peter Fitzgerald and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
