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Ron Kind: “The point, Mr. Chairman, is that understanding constitutional case law right now in the court's eyes, in the court's…”

On the recordJune 18, 1998
The point, Mr. Chairman, is that understanding constitutional case law right now in the court's eyes, in the court's holding, is a quid pro quo relationship constitutes corruption, and a quid pro quo relationship is defined as a relationship where money is exchanged for preferential treatment. Perhaps there are coincidences that are beyond belief out there to take a look at legislation that is being passed out here that would certainly fit under any constitutional definition and would give us legal standing to ban soft money, as these bills do.
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Ron Kind
Wisconsin
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Discussing the implications of constitutional case law on campaign finance reform.

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