The Dirty Game of Arizona's "Clean Elections"

PRESS RELEASE: http://ij.org/about/3576
CASE PAGE: https://www.ij.org/1227

The Institute for Justice is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a decision of the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals, which upheld Arizona's system of financing campaigns that uses taxpayer money to punish traditionally funded candidates and independent speakers. The case involves the "matching funds" provision of Arizona's so-called "Clean Elections" Act. The case (Arizona Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett) seeks to vindicate the rights of independent political groups and candidates who do not take taxpayer funds to speak freely during political campaigns without having the government attempt to "level the playing field."

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[alexisanne6]

Isn't the clean election idea only have matching funds only up to a certain amount of money? Clean elections for presidential candidates are not done because only a certain amount of money can be spent on their campaign and money cannot be raised.

I also think that it is important when keeping that in mind that these Arizona elections are not presidential campaigns and do not cost as much money as one.

[VentrueCapital]

@drjacklint Better late than never!

[allenwhycheng]

the "matching" amount is matching the individual donations that a candidate raises himself not a match for what his opponent raises-- Misrepresentation of facts from the special interests groups.

[allenwhycheng]

@klb32844 no this bill will not "forfeit your right to support your favorite politician"... a candidate choose to run with public fund or private fund. and why would your fav politician give up running if his opponent chose to run on public fund?

[fubarnett]

who shakes with their left hands? Especially twice in one cartoon...

[GumbaMasta]

@drjacklint You're so adorable when you're trying to be witty.

[GumbaMasta]

Maybe I'm stupid, but that sounds insane.

[ubuntuzelda]

Knowing this, I would run for office under a "clean elections" candidate and not even make myself known so people won't vote for me and I would get all that money for simply doing nothing... and I would spend it on myself... if I didn't have any respect for democracy itself or the founding fathers' purpose.

[drjacklint]

@klb32844 my favorite part is that you have had your account for almost a year and have never watched or commented on a video prior to this one...sorry you're an amateur. l2p.

[drjacklint]

@klb32844 Maybe the same 10 y.o. who made this video.