But They Are Politicians
Jacob Sullum writes about the gnashing of teeth among Arizona politicians that suddenly must rely on voluntary contributions rather than campaign funds taken by force from taxpayers who may not even support them. I liked this quote from Goldwater:
"If they behaved reasonably," they would have a contingency plan," Dranias said. "After 19 months of rulings from the district court saying this is unconstitutional, no serious candidate would not be prepared for this contingency."
Added Bolick, "People who gambled that public subsidies would be available to them now are reaping the folly of such a gamble."
But if they were reasonable people who considered long-term consequences and took responsibility for their own actions, would they even be politicians. Is it any surprise that a class of human beings who, in response to looming bankruptcy in Medicare, pass a trillion dollars of new health care spending commitments closed their eyes to what would likely happen when this campaign finance law reached the Supreme Court?
By the way, I met Clint's Bolick's wife Shawna who is running for the Republican nomination in District 11 for the state House. I am not registered and refuse to register with a party so I can't vote, but if you are looking for someone to support she seemed pretty sharp.
