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Government wants to use those statutes, they can -- they will be likely to be able to make a case. and they also have a wide range of latitude. they could be looking at the allegations made in hoboken by the mayor as well. that might fall under the mail and wire fraud statutes. so, you know, they have a lot of latitude on where they can go, and the fact that it's gone to this level in such a high-profile matter suggests to me it's not likely to just go away. you know, if this -- if he wanted to look -- if paul fishman wanted to look at this matter quietly and then take no further action, he co...

You know, that i wanted to support more candidates. under the first amendment, i can support more. so it's about freedom of speech and the government does not need to limit any americans regardless of economic status. >> so by that logic, then, are you also against any limits on how much we give to an individual candidate? >> well, again, i've said all along that i thought some base limits make sense. base limits are probably a little low because you can't even buy one ad with $5,200 on a good tv station. but, again, you know, this case was about aggregate limits, not about base limits. so it ...

Federal election commission because a conservative activist shaun mccutcheon sued the commission arguing those donation limits violated his right to free speech. now, under this new ruling, mr. mccutcheon and other high-dollar donors can donate to as many federal candidates and political committees as they want. the case did not, did not alter the donation limits on the total amount people can give to each candidate. now, instead of being limited to about $123,000 spread across candidates and groups, there is no limit under the new ruling on those total contributions in a campaign cycle. senat...

Government. it's about we, the people, selecting the people that go into the government. so, you know, we're talking about private citizens making transparent donations to an open political process. this is disseminating ideas in the political marketplace. it should be free and open. we're spending the money on communications and media and spreading good and better ideas. it should be wide open. >> let me push on that, though, mr. mccutcheon, bauecause you he the right to vote and talk about obviously all these other politicians. to get before the supreme court, which you did, they obviously f...

Headache, diarrhea, vomiting, and increase in psa. ask your doctor about axiron. the supreme court changed the rules for money and politics again this week. in a 5-4 decision authored by chief justice john roberts the court struck down a law that limited the total number of politicians that one person can donate to. like citizens united, the name of this case could be associated with the rise of money and politics for decades. it's called mccutcheon v. the