America’s gross political process gets even more obscene: How JEB! is killing campaign finance law

Jeb's move to "outsource" his campaign to a super PAC will likely have long-lasting -- and ugly -- consequences

You're gonna get me, then George P. Accept and deal!

(Salon) - The last major federal campaign finance regulation on the books has been swiss-cheesed into a joke, so you can’t really blame Jeb Bush for laughing at it.

That would be the limit on individual donations to political campaigns, set for this cycle at $5,400 per candidate ($2,700 for the primary, $2,700 for the general.) Bush is making the long-prophecied, post-Citizens United move to “outsource” most of his presidential campaign to a super PAC, Right to Rise [aka Rule]. Bush is quite obviously running for president, but all he has to do to continue coordinating with his super PAC in the pursuit of unlimited donations is claim that he’s “seriously considering the possibility of running for president.” This should not be legal but it is, due to the aforementioned joke that is campaign finance regulation in this country. Read more.