How are campaign contributions not considered bribery?

Posted Saturday, September 26, 2009 by admin


Is it true that only democracy allows campaign contributions?

Does this mean that only the rich who can contribute the most money to political campaigns, have the right to decide who we vote for?

How is this freedom?

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3 Comments on "How are campaign contributions not considered bribery?"

  • hoovarted said on Sep 29th, 2009 at 7:05 AM:

    Well hello Mr. Obvious.
    Let me ask you some thought provoking questions that might help you with yours.
    How are paychecks not considered bribery?
    How are charitable contributions not considered bribery?
    How are tips not considered bribery?
    How is payment in general not considered bribery?
    How?
    It just is, that’s how!

  • skonch01 said on Oct 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 AM:

    Freedom is allowing me to do whatever I damn well please with my money

  • Mark D said on Oct 4th, 2009 at 6:13 AM:

    No, it is not true that only the rich can contribute have the right to decide who we vote for. That is ridiculously paranoid. The voters choose, on election day, who to vote for. They do not always choose the candidate who spent the most money. They do not. Look it up.

    Campaign contributions are not bribes because contributions are, in fact, no bribes. I have made many financial contributions to many candidates before. I never said to those candidates, “I’m only giving you this money because I want you to do a certain legislative thing for me,” …. like sponsor a bill to make Oprah Winfrey pay more taxes or anything like that. I always made contributions for one reason only — because I like what the candidate stands for and I’d rather see that person than the other one get elected. When I make the contribution, I know that my contribution goes to the goal of TRYING to persuade voters to elect the candidate. But I have also seen very, very clearly that the one who spends the most does not always win.

    It is freedom because the voters are not the brainless sponges you think they are.

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