under the present disastrous system which this philosophy has given us, the philosophy of my colleague, the only ones who have unlimited rights are the rich. But somebody who is not rich, who wishes to go and run for a Federal office, is forced under these terrible laws that we have to go and raise money in dribs and drabs. They spend all their time doing that instead of addressing the issues.
Discussing the impact of campaign finance laws on candidates for federal office.
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