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United. that provided a blueprint of how to raise money outside the political party structure. so big money was back, just not inside the two-party system, only on the outside. and today we have yet another supreme court case with the potential of removing another barrier to campaign donations. the case is called mccutchen versus the ftc and it's a direct challenge to donation limits put in place nearly 40 years ago. let me explain the limits they're talking about. federal law limits the total amount you can contribute in a two-year election cycle. so no one individual can contribute more than...

But the supreme court is open hearing oral arguments starting today. tomorrow a case on money and politics. most people understand there's a limit on how much you can give to an individual federal candidate for congress or the president and that's $2600 per election. most people don't know there's another limit on the total amount that you can give to all candidates or all political parties put together or a two-year period. $4800 for all candidates put together. it's another $75,000 or so to political parties and other political committees like funds for clean air. so if you add it all up it'...

Different sort. campaign spending. last tuesday the high court said it would hear arguments challenging the federal limits on campaign contributions from individuals. in some ways the last vestages of democracy in a citizens united world. the suit was brought by wealthy alabama republican sean mchutchin who after contributing to 16 different candidates in federal races in 2011 and 2012 decided he wasn't done yet. because he wanted to donate to an additional 12 candidates and to contribute to several republican organizations, but he had already reached the federal limit. for the next election c...