Smeagol
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To my understanding it's illegal for a non-American citizen to make a political contribution to an American election.
Bluman, et al., v. Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court Retains Ban on Foreign Campaign Donations - NYTimes.com
However, there are no restrictions on unions or corporations from donating to a campaign while union employees and stockholders can be foriegn nationals. Superpacs can carry out their own independent campaigns to influence the outcome of American elections and it's anyone's guess who gives them their money. Potentially even an adversarial foriegn government like Iran or Venezuela could be buying the TV ads to influence the outcome of an American election under the current system. Has anyone else here ever considered this?
Bluman, et al., v. Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court Retains Ban on Foreign Campaign Donations - NYTimes.com
However, there are no restrictions on unions or corporations from donating to a campaign while union employees and stockholders can be foriegn nationals. Superpacs can carry out their own independent campaigns to influence the outcome of American elections and it's anyone's guess who gives them their money. Potentially even an adversarial foriegn government like Iran or Venezuela could be buying the TV ads to influence the outcome of an American election under the current system. Has anyone else here ever considered this?
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