Paul Chehade - The Perils of Unlimited Campaign Contributions.

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Paul Chehade - The Perils of Unlimited Campaign
Contributions.
1888 Press Release - Unlimited campaign
contributions can present an ethical challenge
for political candidates by Paul Chehade. Paul
Chehade - The Perils of Unlimited Campaign
Contributions. Earlier this week, the U.S.
Supreme Court issued a ruling on the case of
McCutcheon v. FEC, which struck down the limit on
the total amount of money wealthy donors can
contribute to candidates. The United States has
always been a capitalistic society. We value hard
work, and the benefits it brings, including
financial profit for our efforts. In general, we
agree that the government has no business telling
any American how he or she may spend that
profit. It is also vital for a democratic
republic that citizens be involved in the
election of candidates which represent them, and
more importantly, make the laws by which we all
must abide. In many cases, that means making
financial contributions to political candidates
which represent an individual's views. Those who
are more productive and make more profit can
afford to contribute more.
At the same time, we all fear the specter of
corruption in politics. No one wants to think
that wealthy donors can use their vast reserves
of money to "buy" a candidate, in what would
amount to a clear case of quid pro quo.
Undoubtedly, the temptation will be there for
some.
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However, campaign donations have been around for
a very long time. That the limit now has been
greatly increased does not change the basic
question can wealthy donors expect favors from
the politicians to whose campaigns they
contribute? Of course, the answer should be a
resounding "No!" We must trust in the honor and
good faith of our elected officials, the public
servants who shoulder the responsibility of
leading this country down the righ path. We must
also pray that God gives us the wisdom and moral
fortitude to avoid the pitfalls that come when
candidates receive large donations. It is
incumbent on our political leaders to resist the
temptation to bow down to special interest groups
in exchange for campaign funds. Those who can
stand unaffected by access to money are the
leaders we deserve. Those who fall prey to
corruption should be removed from office and face
the harshest criminal penalties. Paul
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