It is actually activity made legal by the Roberts Supreme Courthttps://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/926249604936556545 …
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Roberts derided as wild hypotheticals suggestion that Mccutcheon ruling would put parties in position of raising 6 & 7 figure donations.
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But that's exactly where this is going. Back to the ingratiation and access that came with "soft money"
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Now it is these joint fundraising committees that let highest rollers get the best access to part leaders.
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But to Roberts Court we should celebrate donors buying access as representatives being responsive to "constituents." Not corruption to him
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Roberts celebrated democracy in a system selling access to highest bidder a year after killing key provision of Voting Rights Act in Shelby
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So while Trump may blame Hillary for setting up these fundraising operations with DNC, CJ Roberts made it legal and praised activity /end
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Post-script: someone reminded me that Trump himself had a similar JFC with the RNC and state Republican party committees
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