Big Money in CA's Election

HOW DO CORPORATIONS CURTAIL FINANCE REFORM LAWS? IF YOU'VE GOT MILLIONS TO INVEST IN ELECTORAL POLITICS, FORM AN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE. PROP 34, CALIFORNIA'S FINANCE REFORM LAW, LIMITS INDIVIDUAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO A LITTLE OVER 22,000 DOLLARS. BUT, IT LEAVES THE DOOR WIDE OPEN FOR INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEES TO INVEST MILLIONS IN POLITICAL CANDIDATES AND PROPOSITIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE SAW IN THIS YEARS ELECTION. BIG OIL AND TOBACCO GIANTS SPENT OVER 150,000,000 DOLLARS COMBINED TO DEFEAT STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES. FOR THE LOW DOWN LISTEN TO THE LINK BELOW.