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As the group emerges as a dominant force in the 2014 midterm elections, spending up to 10 times as much as any major outside Democratic group so far, officials of the organization say their effort is not confined to hammering away at President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. They are also trying to present the law as a case study in government ineptitude to change the way voters think about the role of government for years to come.
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Leaders of the effort say it has great appeal to the businessmen and businesswomen who finance the operation and who believe that excess regulation and taxation are harming their enterprises and threatening the future of the country. The Kochs, with billions in holdings in energy, transportation and manufacturing, have a significant interest in seeing that future government regulation is limited.
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The flurry of new measures is in large part a response to recent court rulings that open the door to more restrictive changes.
Last year, the Supreme Court struck down a central provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The decision allowed a number of mostly Southern states to alter their election laws without the prior approval once required from the Justice Department. A few weeks later, free of the mandate and emboldened by a Republican supermajority, North Carolina passed the country’s most sweeping restrictions on voting.
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In so doing, Republicans in these states shifted their strategy away from concerns over fraud, which have proved largely unfounded, to a new rationale that suggests fairness: uniformity.
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Before and
After the Supreme Court’s Ruling
How Wednesday’s
decision in
McCutcheon
v. Federal Election Commission
changes the total amount individual
donors can contribute to federal candidates, national parties and political
committees. Changes are highlighted in yellow.
APRIL 2, 2014
To candidates
To national parties and other political groups
Combined
Before Wednesday’s Ruling
$2,600 to each candidate per election,
limited to $48,600 in total for all
candidates, every two years.
$32,000 to each national party committee,
$10,000 to a party’s state, district and
local committees, and $5,000 to any other
political committee per year; limited to $74,600
in total, every two years.
Limited to $123,200
contributed to candidates, parties, and political committees every two years.
After Wednesday’s Ruling
$2,600 to each candidate per election.
No limit on total amount contributed directly
to candidates.
$32,000 to each national party committee,
$10,000 to a party’s state, district, and
local committees, and $5,000 to any other
political committee per year. No limit
on total amount contributed to parties and other political groups.
No limit on total amount
contributed to candidates, parties and political committees in an election.
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