Re:Before Cuomo fund-raiser, state appeared to fast-track ta...
by task_queue on Saturday April 18, 2015 @05:20PM
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Reminder that the Cuomo campaign asked Sony for $50k.
There is a $5k campaign contribution limit to prevent corporate interests from ruling the political sphere.
They were aware of this limitation, so they used their corp email to ask employees to contribute to the goal, because Cuomo supports actions that benefit the company itself.
It is arguable whether this is legal or not, but it certainly is against the ideal behind the limitation.
There is a $5k campaign contribution limit to prevent corporate interests from ruling the political sphere.
They were aware of this limitation, so they used their corp email to ask employees to contribute to the goal, because Cuomo supports actions that benefit the company itself.
It is arguable whether this is legal or not, but it certainly is against the ideal behind the limitation.
https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/135225
https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/49813