financed=funded (sorry)

I'm not interested if they can be successful. I just wonder what the law says.

[Edited on November 25, 2005 at 10:15 PM. Reason : .]

11/25/2005 10:10:47 PM

Anyone can give any politician money if and only if:

1. The amount does not exceed allowable statutes (something like 5,000 for individuals, 25,000 for groups)
2. the donor and amount are disclosed to the public
3. numerous other restrictions, but the big ones are covered above.

11/25/2005 10:15:07 PM

Seems like I recall a prohibition of funding for presidential campaigns from abroad. I could be wrong, though.

11/25/2005 10:26:51 PM

yeah, what was that big fiasco about President Clinton and Chinese donors?

11/25/2005 10:38:11 PM

Foreign nationals are supposed to be barred from making contributions under the campaign finance laws. Whether that's a universal thing or if there are exceptions for people with certain visas / etc, I don't know.

Of course instead you could just do like George Soros and create a few dozen 527s

11/25/2005 10:43:28 PM

i hope you're not implying he's the only one who has done that

11/25/2005 11:16:07 PM

I don't wanna fund anybody. Actually I'm trying to compare the US laws with what is now being proposed in Russia.

11/25/2005 11:17:30 PM

I think the frakas about Chinese donations was that they were being funnelled through a third party so as to avoid public disclosure.

Whether Clinton was also a victim of the attempted-fraud I do not recall. He might have been because few politicians would readily accept contributions from foreigners so as to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

11/26/2005 1:01:29 AM

http://www.fec.gov

11/26/2005 11:16:23 AM

^from their faq:

Quote :

" Can non-US citizens contribute? Foreign nationals are prohibited from making any contributions or expenditures in connection with any election in the U.S. Please note, however, that "green card" holders (i.e., individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.) are not considered foreign nationals and, as a result, may contribute. For additional information, consult our "Foreign Nationals" brochure."

11/26/2005 11:37:27 AM

AND THERE YOU GO

11/26/2005 1:37:27 PM