On January 3, the North Carolina Constitution Party filed a federal lawsuit against a state campaign finance law that does not let individuals donate as much money to an unqualified party as to a qualified party. Constitution Party of N.C. v Strach, w.d., 3:18cv-6. It is assigned to Judge Graham Mullen, a Bush Sr. appointee. Here is the Complaint.
The U.S. Supreme Court has made a clear that the only constitutional justification for limits on donations to political parties is to prevent bribery and corruption. The more power a political party has, the more justification there is to limit donations, according to the Court. So it makes no sense for any state to set a lower limit for parties with virtually no political power, compared to limits on the major parties.
In what Zillion year time period will the NO sense SCOYUS hack super-morons detect the *equal* in 14th Amdt, Sec. 1 ???
History note – 14th Amdt also about protecting both white and black Elephants (as then minor party folks) after the horrific Civil War I in ex-slave States — such as NC.
Also per usual —
every election is NEW >>>
EQUAL ballot access tests for ALL candidates for the SAME office in the SAME election area.
Even with NC’s new ballot access laws, I highly doubt the CP can get on there.
Cody, Your going to be proven wrong. We have already got signitures and working on it.I expect we will do it by april.
Also — NO dollar amount in the 1st Amdt —
regardless of SCOTUS hack morons.
Feel free to prove me wrong, Kevin.
What the hell was North Carolina thinking? Sure the US has the least democratic electoral system in the western world but you have to at least pretend it’s fair. The rigging can’t be THAT blatant.