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David Koch on Government Reform

 

 


Abolish the despotic Federal Election Commission

One of the major planks of the Koch Brothers' Libertarian Party platform back in 1980 was to "urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission." They understood then, and they understand now, that their success was tied to the ability of the super-wealthy to buy elections.

Let us give credit where credit is due. The Koch brothers, through their legal front organizations and with the active support of the Republican Party, won the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case, which went a long way to implementing that Libertarian Party plank to repeal campaign finance laws.

But the Koch brothers are not through yet. They want to go further than Citizens United. They want to eliminate ALL restrictions on campaign spending, and that is precisely what their legal organizations are now working on.

Source: Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders, p.199 , Nov 15, 2016

Abolish FEC and repeal campaign finance laws

Source: Excerpts from 1980 Clark/Koch Libertarian Party platform , Nov 1, 1980

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