The Roanoke Times this morning takes the case of a scam artist who was able to swindle (allegedly) hundreds of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting citizens and makes it a case for ... campaign donation restrictions?
See "U.S. Navy Vets case argues for campaign limits."
To anyone with a brain the case actually argues in favor of stricter enforcement of existing laws against fraud. The perp, who used the alias "Bobby Thompson," gathered up $2 million, purportedly to help needy veterans, not needy politicians, and pocketed the cash, never to be seen again.
A call for a change in campaign finance laws, when one knows the circumstances of this saga, is truly bizarre.
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