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Here are three deceptive claims coming from the supporters of the "More Big-Money" bill (SB 622) in the #WV Legislature. wvlegislature.gov/News_release/p…
#1 - We need to "reconcile West Virginia's contribution limits with the federal contribution limits"
#1 - We need to "reconcile West Virginia's contribution limits with the federal contribution limits"
MISLEADING: There is no need to "reconcile" the amounts of money given to state legislative candidates with those running for office for the Congress of the whole country. No one supports the big-money swamp in Washington & no one wants to bring it to #WV. #FightBigMoney
#2 - "Independent expenditures are not subject to the same limits or disclosure requirements as direct contributions, because of First Amendment protections."
FALSE: According to the National Conference for state legislatures. ncsl.org/research/elect…
FALSE: According to the National Conference for state legislatures. ncsl.org/research/elect…
