La Li Lu Le Lo
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- May 29, 2010
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You are either very naive or a special kind of stupid. I am sure corrupt politicians would NEVER break laws to receive funding. Just because it is not SUPPOSED to happen does not mean it DOES not happen.You simply are 1000% wrong. It is totally illegal to take union dues and donate them a political candidate or a party.
The only thing they are allowed to is Get Out To Vote Programs.
You do know under the Landrum-Griffith Act. Every penny a union spends is documented and file on the LM-2 with the Department of Labor.
Federal Elections Act of 1971 made it illegal for union dues to be donated to political parties, candidates, and campaigns
Political action committees
Main article: Political action committee
The Federal Election Campaign Act also "provided the basic legislative framework for separate segregated funds," more commonly known as political action committees. Although the law prohibits corporations and unions from making direct contributions to federal candidates, it allows a group to "establish, operate and solicit voluntary contributions for the organization's" political action committee. These funds can then in turn be used in federal elections“
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
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