Fund-Raising Limits
George Skelton says we should celebrate that Prop. 208 has prevented politicians from fund-raising for five months (Capitol Journal, May 28), so why do I feel like crying? As he points out, politicians will now start raising money from fat cats again. Instead of $500 contributions, the limits will be $1,000! In fact, Skelton forgot to mention the loophole that he has reported on previously which allows the super-rich to channel $5,000 contributions through the political parties to candidates.
Can we really call this reform? Skelton acknowledges that the candidates for the governor’s race will end up raising and spending about as much money as they did in 1994. We need $100 limits on contributions so that politicians are responsive to real people instead of corporate interests and the super-rich.
ANDRE DELATTRE
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