After Watergate, Congress passed anti corruption laws and campaign finance rules, and those were eviscerated by Citizens United allowing unlimited amounts of money, including, including corporate cash, to get spent in our elections. But One piece of those rules did survive. It basically said that politicians cannot call up rich people in corporations and ask for infinite money. That infinite money had to get spent separately, and politicians couldn't quid pro quo ask for huge amounts of cash to their campaign. (00:32–00:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that a rule survived Citizens United, preventing politicians from directly soliciting unlimited funds.
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