Dishonest campaign advertising needs to be reined in, whether it is done by Political Action Committees such as the Club for Growth, or by the candidates themselves.
To begin with, make it illegal to doctor an audio so a person appears to be saying something he or she simply did not say. The wrongness is clear. The harm is clear. People listening to the audio come away saying, "I heard it myself."
Super PACS are among the most powerful of political forces. Because they do not contribute directly to candidates or parties, they draw money from individuals, corporations, unions, and other groups without any limit on donation size. Why are they allowed to live outside the rules everyone else must live by?
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