Campaign finance reform

Lost in the punditry about Barak Obama’s decision to opt-out of public funding for the general election is Thursday’s United States Supreme Court ruling eviscerating part of the McCain-Feingold federal election reforms, and giving the wealthiest another tool with which to dominate federal politics. In Davis v. FEC

Oregon has no limits on political campaign contributions for state races. Although federal election law imposes some limits, federal political spending is running amok. Thanks to MSNBC.com here’s the tawdry story of huge spending by progressives and business interests in a Maryland House Democratic primary race. Excelon, the Big Nuke builder mentioned in the article is the same Big Nuke/Big Bucks outfit with radioactive leaks at its Illinois plant that has donated $227,000 to Barak Obama.